Case Bottle, 1760-1850

Summary

Case bottles were designed for easy and efficient transportation. Their square bodies with flat, rectangular sides packed neatly into wooden boxes or cases. Case bottles were common from the 1600s into the 1900s and usually held gin or other alcoholic or medicinal spirits.

Case bottles were designed for easy and efficient transportation. Their square bodies with flat, rectangular sides packed neatly into wooden boxes or cases. Case bottles were common from the 1600s into the 1900s and usually held gin or other alcoholic or medicinal spirits.

Artifact

Case bottle

Date Made

1760-1850

Creators

Unknown

Place of Creation

Netherlands 

 On Exhibit

at Greenfield Village in Davidson-Gerson Gallery of Glass

Object ID

2001.0.115.60

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Glass (Material)
Mold-blown glass

Technique

Glassblowing
Blow molding

Color

Green

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in

Width: 3.25 in

Length: 3.0 in

Weight: 1.4 oz

Inscriptions

pressed into Star of David seal on shoulders of bottle: I M D [?]

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