Embossed Glass "London Mustard" Bottle

One colorless leaded glass square bottle base fragment with partial embossing visible on one side of the body from a London Mustard bottle. The embossing reads "...ON" which is likely "LONDON".The base has a blowpipe pontil mark. The bottle has a light patina. The bottle shape is square in cross-section with flat or chamfered corners.  This vessel consists of four fragments that mend but are not mended. London Mustard bottles held approximately 2 ounces of dry mustard and a complete example would be rather tall and narrow with a wide mouth and a short neck.

• Object number

  530.31

• Date made

  1800 - 1900

• Dimensions

  Length 1.66 inches

  Width 1.66 inches

• Decoration

  Embossed

• Color

  Colorless

• Animals/objects

  Bottle, Condiment

• Patterns

  Lettering

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Glass

• Functions

  Food/Condiment Storage

• Material

  Glass, Lead

• Forms

  Base/Body

  Square/Flat Chamfered Corners Body Cross-Section

• Techniques

  Pontil, Blow Pipe

  Mold Blown