Posted 9 years ago
blackbird2…
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very large 15 4.5 and heavy 6lbs is dark at bottom and is lighter at top. the mark on the bottom is smooth - it doesn't look like it in pictures. is it a vase? is it hand made or a mold?
large amber tube with collar maybe vase? | ||
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Your piece has a Pontil mark on the bottom, which tells it is a hand blown piece.
"A Pontil mark or punt mark is the scar where the pontil, punty or punt was broken from a work of blown glass." I can't tell if the top was applied afterwards or not. The size and weight suggests it's not a vase. But I maybe wrong. Perhaps an apothecary item, or industrial. Also, I can't see that it would have a cork stopper, also because of the size and weight. We need wiser minds here!
.... or maybe Medical ??