Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
1973.11804 |
Collection |
Decorative Arts Collection |
Media Collection |
Glass Collection |
Manufacturer |
Zanesville Glass Factories Kearns, Herdman & Gorsuch (1868-1885) |
Title |
Cologne Bottle |
Date |
Circa 1875 |
Makers Marks |
The underside has a molded and recessed manufacturer's mark K H & G / Z.O arranged in a circle. |
Description |
This small aqua glass cologne bottle with squared edges and an applied square lip was made by the Kearns, Herdman & Gorsuch (1868-1885) glass factory in Zanesville, Ohio. One of several in a long line of Kearns glass factories, it was led by Kearns brothers George and Noah along with financier James Herdman and local businessman Joseph T. Gorsuch. The firm made a variety of utilitarian items such as windows, bottles, jars, and druggists' glassware. |
Medium |
Glass |
Technique |
Blown and Molded |
Height (in) |
4.500 |
Diameter (in) |
1.500 |
Depth (in) |
1.500 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Early Zanesville, Ohio Glass |
Place of Origin |
Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Everett S.Greer |
People |
Greer, Everett S. |
Search Terms |
19th-Century Glass Aqua Glass Blown and Molded Bottles Cologne Bottles Early American Glass Glass Ohio Art Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Square Bottles Zanesville Glass Factories Kearns, Herdman & Gorsuch (1868-1885) Zanesville, Ohio |
Location |
On view in the Arts of Ohio Gallery, 3rd Floor |