Pickle Bottle, 1840-1880
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Americans in the mid-to-late 19th century purchased a variety of pickled and preserved foods in inexpensive, commercially made glass containers. Though cheap, some of these utilitarian bottles were distinctive in their decorations. This gothic-inspired bottle with its pointed arches and trefoils appealed to the tastes of many 19th-century middle class Americans and was found sitting on pantry and cupboard shelves, or atop kitchen tables.
Americans in the mid-to-late 19th century purchased a variety of pickled and preserved foods in inexpensive, commercially made glass containers. Though cheap, some of these utilitarian bottles were distinctive in their decorations. This gothic-inspired bottle with its pointed arches and trefoils appealed to the tastes of many 19th-century middle class Americans and was found sitting on pantry and cupboard shelves, or atop kitchen tables.
Artifact
Bottle
Date Made
1840-1880
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Davidson-Gerson Gallery of Glass
Object ID
28.206.11
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Glass (Material)
Color
Aqua (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 8.875 in
Width: 2.875 in
Length: 2.875 in
Weight: 1.1 lb
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