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Pocket bottle

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a "Pocket bottle" by an unknown artist. The bottle is made of yellow glass. The bottle has a bulbous body with small bubbles within. The neck of the bottle is short and narrow. The bottle is teardrop-shaped, wider at the bottom than at the top. The background is a gray gradient that gets darker at the top. The bottle casts a shadow on the surface below. The surface is white.

Artwork details

Date:
1815–45
Medium:
Blown, pattern-molded glass
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
468 × 624 px
Museum record:
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