"Folk Art: 18th Cty Annular Glass Gourd , Normandy (north West Of France) ? "
FOLK ART18th century
Annular glass gourd lightly grey to pink tinted.
The widely hemmed rim made it possible to close the bottle with a simple leather or fabric, secured by a link (rope or leather lace), while the central hole -made hot immediately after blowing the shape, made it possible to insert a leather or rope loop, for easy transport of the bottle.
3 relief ribbed vertical lines on each side for a very simple decoration.
Nice folk art object item, from 18th cty rural way of life, simple and having survived centuries without accident !
Perfect condition, some usual cooking bubbles, and pontil characteristic of the productions of this period (mark below the breakage of the blowing rod by the glassmaker)
Dimensions:
16cm height *
12cm width *
and 9cm depth
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