Stiegel Chestnut

[earlyglass]

Steve,

I do like this one. Certainly 18th century, and a nice bright color. It could have been produced at a number of glasshouses and to be honest, Stiegel isn't top on my list, but as you mentioned in an earlier thread... we always lean toward or region.

This looks like a possible New England Glassworks (Temple NH 1780) piece to me. I would have suspected Wistarburgh before Stiegel. There are 2 or 3 other strong possibilities as well.

Please let me know if it ever needs a new home!

Mike

 

[div2roty]

Please let me know if it ever needs a new home!

Ha, I really think it would look better in Washinton DC with me than in whereever Mike (early glass) is from. Clearly the bottle wants to be near the museums and history of DC.

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[earlyglass]

The dark basement of a museum is no place for a bottle. I can offer this baby bright lights, lots of love and other similar bottles to hang out with. I also caress my bottle twice daily!

Something tells me neither of us has a chance!

 

[div2roty]

Something tells me neither of us has a chance!

me either, although technically I said near a museum. My bottles sit out on late 1700-mid1 1800s furniture, or they sit on a window sill overlooking one of DCs park...and I only mention that so that you might be tempted to look at them here.

https://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/My-bottles-moved-to-DC/m-338404/tm.htm

 

[RED Matthews]

Hi Steve, All I can say is thanks. "As always" you make a nice presentation of a bottle and show us the key features. Your works should be appreciated by every FORUM member, in my opinion. RED Matthews

 

[CazDigger]

Hi Steve, although I have never dug a whole one to see the complete shape and form, I have dug chestnuts with similar color and lips at the Mt Vernon site. Just another possibility to consider.
Mark