Umbilical Bottle
Umbilical bottle France, 18th century Grey-manganese-tinted, thick-walled glass with tear. Teardrop-shaped body, pierced in the middle and decorated with notched appliques: nubs and threads. Thread placed in a spiral at the mouth, this min. chipped. Barely visible traces of glass disease. H. 19.5 cm Lit.: Schaich Collection, p. 305, no. 185 (comparable).
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Umbilical bottle France, 18th century Grey-manganese-tinted, thick-walled glass with tear. Teardrop-shaped body, pierced in the middle and decorated with notched appliques: nubs and threads. Thread placed in a spiral at the mouth, this min. chipped. Barely visible traces of glass disease. H. 19.5 cm Lit.: Schaich Collection, p. 305, no. 185 (comparable).