Bottle
Description
Bottle, flat base, bulbous body, slight constriction at neck (diam. 2.4 cm), rolled lip. Intact, except for chip at the rim; slight iridescence and some dirt on the interior, concentrated on one side; chips of weathering are missing from the exterior.
Dimensions
H. 13.5 x Rim diam. 4.5 x W. 6.7 cm (5 5/16 x 1 3/4 x 2 5/8 in.)
Provenance
Emile Francis and Blanche Emily Williams, Concord, MA (by 1937), bequest; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1937.
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