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1850s New England Umbrella Ink Bottle
| Categories | Ink Bottle |
| Type | Umbrella |
| Material | Glass |
| Markings | Unmarked |
| Manufacturer | Undetermined |
| Origin | United States |
| Date or Era | circa 1850 |
This 1850s New England umbrella ink bottle has classic mid-19th-century glasshouse characteristics and handmade features:
- Form & Color: Mold-blown in a distinctive octagonal profile with deep beveled panels, rendered in a rich teal green glass characteristic of regional American bottle glass production.
- Lip & Neck: Features a wonderfully crude, lopsided rolled-in lip formed by hand while hot during the blowing process, showing characteristic irregularities and folding lines along the short neck.
- Base & Pontil: The base displays a rough, indented open pontil mark with a tubular or crescent-like scar where the pontil rod attached during finishing, leaving distinct texture and evidence of mold contact.
- Provenance: Recovered from Athol, Massachusetts, placing it firmly within the rich sphere of historical New England glass manufacturing and trade.
Sold for $331 in September 2026
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