Glass Case Bottle Base Fragment

One small base fragment from a green glass bottle. The shape suggests that it was part of a bottle with a square base. Bottles of this shape and color were often used in the 19th century for gin, bitters, and sarsaparilla.

• Object number

  1092

• Color

  Green

• Animals/objects

  Bottle, Case

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Glass

• Functions

  Beverage, Non-Tea

• Material

  Glass, Transparent Color

• Forms

  Base

• Techniques

  Mold Blown