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Bellows Bottle

Bellows Bottle

Public Domain

Maker
CultureAmerican or English
Titles
  • Bellows Bottle
Datec. 1840–1870
Possible placeUnited States
Possible placeEngland
MediumNon-lead glass
Dimensions6 15/16 × 2 3/4 in. (17.6 × 7 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of the estate of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.78.12
Non exposé

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionFanciful items made by glassmakers for their own amusement, or as expressions of creativity or humor are often called “whimsies.” This miniature bottle in the form of a bellows is just such an object.
ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg; Estate of Miss Ima Hogg, 1975; given to MFAH, 1978.

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Drinking Glass
Unknown European
Drinking Glass
c. 1860–1880
Non-lead glass
B.2025.8
Bellows Bottle
Unknown
Bellows Bottle
c. 1840–1870
Glass
B.78.39
Bellows
Unknown American
Bellows
c. 1785–1815
Mahogany and unidentified inlay; white oak, leather, and brass
B.83.1
Bellows
Unknown American
Bellows
c.1825–1850
Wood, leather, paint, and brass
B.91.26
Pocket Bottle
Unknown American
Pocket Bottle
c. 1820–1840
Lead glass
B.93.17
Bellows Goldweight
Unknown African
Bellows Goldweight
1900–1977
Brass
77.111
Bellows Gold Weight
Unknown African
Bellows Gold Weight
1900–1977
Brass
77.144
scan from file photograph
Unknown European
Chandelier
19th century
Lead glass, soda-lime glass, steel, and mirrored glass
B.58.185
North Frieze, Corner Block. Hephaistos and His Bellows.
Clarence Kennedy
North Frieze, Corner Block. Hephaistos and His Bellows.
1929
Gelatin silver print
2022.780.33
Rummer
Unknown English
Rummer
c. 1800–1820
Lead glass
B.2012.10
Candle Shade
Unknown English
Candle Shade
early 19th century
Lead glass
B.86.7
Covered Jar (one of pair)
Unknown American
Covered Jar (one of pair)
c. 1840–1860
Lead glass
B.71.123.1
Unknown