Bottle

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CultureEnglish

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Bottle

Date17th century

Made inEngland

MediumNonlead glass

Dimensions6 × 6 1/8 in. diameter (15.2 × 15.6 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.67.9

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Murphy Room

On view

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

GLASS

DescriptionFrom the 1600s to the end of the 1700s, the shape of English wine bottles evolved from globular shapes to straight-sided cylindrical forms that allowed bottles to be stored on their sides. This example represents a relatively early point in that evolution. These bottles were intended to be used, cleaned, and refilled many times.
Provenance[Lillian Blankley Cogan Antiques, Farmington, Connecticut]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, February 7, 1967; given to MFAH, 1967.
Exhibition HistoryTheta Charity Antiques Show 1989, Houston TX., September 13–17, 1989 (LN:89.33)

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