Gorham Manufacturing Company
Rye Bottle
1870
Physical Qualities
Glass, silver, cork, 12 5/8 × 3 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (32.1 × 8.9 × 8.9 cm.)
Credit Line
Purchased as the gift of the Women's Committee
Object Number
1996.159.2
The grain motif that decorates this bottle appears to be rye, indicating that the bottle was made to contain rye whisky. The design was produced by electroplating silver onto glass, then using engraving techniques to add detail. The engraved silver contrasts brightly with the shiny brown glass.
Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996
Inscribed: No monogram.
Markings: Bottom, punched in the silver, the 3 Gorham hallmarks plus 'D 1134'.
On View at the BMA
