Collection Highlights
The Rail Candidate
Date:
1860
Object Number:
PR.010.1860.Rail
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Figured bottle
Object Number:
1961.53
Date:
1850-1865
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/8 x 5 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 23.8 x 14.6 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Aquamarine, lead glass bottle blown in a full-sized, three-part mold (McKearin GXIII-46) embossed with a sheaf of wheat above a crossed rake and pitchfork on the obverse, with a tree in foliage on the reverse; bottle is calabash-shaped with molded ribs, an applied and tooled collar, and a rough pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of John V. Irwin
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
