Description
Glass; of double-gourd shape, the milk-white body overlaid in ruby-red with a continuous fruiting double-gourd scroll with three of the fruits forming the supports on the base, one slender stem encircling the centre to form a belt.
This bottle is one of a coherent group, all characterised by deep relief carving, similar subject-matter and the foot being supported by some of the design elements, in this case three miniature double-gourds. Many of the series are encircled by a belt and they vary in quality. The elements of the design are a little stiffer on this example than for instance on the bottle illustrated in Treasury 5, no. 901 , with flatter leaves and a less lively scrolling stem and this points to a slightly later period of manufacture.
