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Bottle, Fish

Medium: Glass
Possible Place Made: USA
Dates: late 19th century
Dimensions: 15 1/4 x 4 1/8 x 5 3/4 in. (38.7 x 10.5 x 14.6 cm)
Markings: Molded in relief on fish's lower lip, along bottom edge of bottle: "D & D"
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 52.110.4a-b
Credit Line: Gift of Alberta P. Locke
Image: Overall, 52.110.4a-b.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004

Catalogue Description: Colorless blown molded glass bottle (a) (bitters) with stopper (b) molded into shape of fish (perhaps a carp or catfish). Fish's head is at bottom, scaled body and tail rise in gentle S-shaped arch to form neck; flared rim around mouth of bottle. Stopper in shape of tail fits into mouth. Pontil mark. CONDITION: Good; few tiny chips around mouth of bottle and end of stopper; dirt in crevices of tail.

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