Description:

The blue colour was made by adding the cobalt oxide to clear glass. The lobed body and long neck give the bottle a Middle Eastern look. The glass-makers may have been influenced by glass imported from Iran and elsewhere.

Glass, carved
Height: 30.3 cm, diameter: 15.5 cm, neck diameter: 5.7 cm
Six-character mark of Yongzheng reign (1723-1735)

Creator: Unknown

Date: Yongzheng reign period (1723-1735)

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:N4573