1790's believed to be from Germany

[Dugbottles]

Could someone please give me a little info on this bottle 1790's believed to be from Germany

 

[botlguy]

It looks early, 16th century I'm not sure of. It appears to be blown in the "German Half Post" style thus, perhaps, the "German" attribution. The ground stopper is throwing me though.

I'll be interested in other input. Steve?

 

[bostaurus]

16th century would be very early. I think most of them were late 1700's through the early 1800's. One of mine has the sides polished down to fit into a case that would have held several bottles. There was a very nice cased set on the forum about a year ago. I believe some of these were made here in America but most in Europe.

 

[baltbottles]

Probably German late 18th early 19th century is spot on for this type of case bottle.

Chris

 

[Dugbottles]

Thanks for the reply's so this is called a case bottle cause I was not sure of the name of the type of bottle it was ?

 

[Steve/sewell]

If it has what I think it has,at least what I think I see around the top gold gilded decoration fire glazed into the finish then the bottle is Bohemian nowadays Czechoslovakia from the 1770 to 1800 time period. A lot of these made it over to the United States via England as part of traveling personal liquor chests of prominent people. From my own collection I have shown this one before at the forum before........ been awhile. This one is from Essex street Salem Massachusetts. This was the property of George Corwin and he chose a slightly older similar form of case bottle more crude with copper wheel decoration. These bottles are German in form and decor. They either came from Germany, or they were made locally just a few miles away at Germantown Massachusetts at the Braintree glass works. Either way the bottles in this case although similar to yours were not as refined as the Bohemian glass at the same time.

 

[Steve/sewell]

Here are some of the bottles and drinking glasses in the chest...

 

[Steve/sewell]

Initials G C and the date 1746 carved into the brass latch on the case....

 

[Steve/sewell]

Another case shot showing the bottles in their compartments. Your bottle also was more then likely part of one of these at some point in its lifetime.

 

[Steve/sewell]

A cork with a decorative tin top with a pull ring.....