CIRCA 1780 – 1820 AQUA UTILITY CHESTNUT BOTTLE

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Item Code: 1239-32

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The bottle features a tall globular body with a smooth taper upwards to the neck, with somewhat flattened sides tapering back inwards to the base, outwardly rolled/tooled and flattened mouth. Unpolished pontil. Stands approx. 9 ¼ tall; base is 4” in diameter. Very fine condition, no chips or cracks. Has scatter tiny air bubbles.

Among the earliest common utilitarian bottles produced in America were “chestnut” bottles. Typically oval with flattened sides, they ranged in size from a couple of inches tall to more than 13 inches, although any bottles under 4" and over 11" should be considered quite rare. Our ancestors compared the shape to that of a chestnut, as chestnut trees were much more common then. However, today we would recognize the form to resemble a teardrop shape. The primitive nature and delicate quality of chestnut bottles and flasks, together with their early production, gives them special appeal to glass curators and collectors. Their simplicity and versatility made these free-blown vessels a common production item throughout New England. Similar glassmaking techniques and glass batch color make it difficult to distinguish the specific source of a chestnut flask or bottle, although regional styles often vary enough to differentiate one from another. While colors can vary, the majority are a shade of olive green or olive amber.  [ld][PH:L]

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