Mineral Water Bottle
Manufacturer
Georg Kreuzberg Ahrweiler Rheinpreussen
(Germany, founded 1852)
Datelate 19th century
MediumSalt-glazed earthenware
DimensionsOverall: 13 inches (33.02 cm)
.1 (bottle): 12 × 4 1/2 × 3 1/4 inches (30.48 × 11.43 × 8.26 cm)
.2 (cork): 1 1/2 × 3/4 inches (3.81 × 1.91 cm)
.1 (bottle): 12 × 4 1/2 × 3 1/4 inches (30.48 × 11.43 × 8.26 cm)
.2 (cork): 1 1/2 × 3/4 inches (3.81 × 1.91 cm)
Credit LineGift of Therese Swarts Iverson
Object number2021.2.2.1,2
InscribedAn embossed inscription is located on the upper portion of the vessel body with the supplier’s name, anchor logo and source of mineral water. At the base of the handle is No. 23 probably indicating the size of the vessel.
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DescriptionCylindrical earthenware bottle with a glaze of glossy, translucent and slightly orange-peel like texture on the surface. A small finger handle is attached on the upper shoulder and a small diameter spout on the top.Exhibition HistoryRecent Gifts of Architecture, Design and Decorative Arts, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, July 30 2022–January 21 2024, no cat.
With Agnes Julia McOwen [McKeown], County Antrim, Ireland, by the late 19th Century;
By inheritance to her granddaughter, Therese Swarts Iverson, by 2020;
Her gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2020.
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