Bottle

1675-1700

10.2 cm 21.6 cm 9.8 cm

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This red glass has the characteristic “raspberry” or slightly purplish appearance characteristic of so-called “gold ruby glass.” To make gold ruby glass, very small amounts of dissolved gold are added to molten glass, and then the glass is formed while hot. After the glass coo...

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Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore [1]; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.[1] Found in the contents of the residence at #5 West Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore
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