{"id":3075,"date":"2010-08-24T15:28:49","date_gmt":"2010-08-24T20:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andrewbaseman.com\/blog\/?p=3075"},"modified":"2010-12-21T11:49:18","modified_gmt":"2010-12-21T16:49:18","slug":"large-glass-apothecary-jar-c-1880","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=3075","title":{"rendered":"Large glass apothecary jar, c.1880"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This American made pressed glass apothecary jar is one of the largest antiques with inventive repair I have in my collection. It sits proudly on my office conference table, garnering much interest and curiosity from my employees and clients. The many cracks in the glass bowl are held tight with 8 vertical metal reinforcement straps and a top, center and bottom horizontal band, made by a tinsmith in the early 1900&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4656.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3658\" title=\"IMG_4656\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4656.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4656.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4656-277x300.jpg 277w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The simple globular form is so timeless it almost defies period<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4665.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3659\" title=\"IMG_4665\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4665.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4665.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4665-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4665-298x300.jpg 298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The rim is decorated with a molded ribbed pattern<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4661.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3660\" title=\"IMG_4661\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4661.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4661.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4661-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The surface on the metal bands have oxidized nicely\u00a0over the past 100 years<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4662.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3661\" title=\"IMG_4662\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4662.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4662.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4662-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jar measures 13&#8243; high and is 9-1\/2&#8243; wide<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4660.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3662\" title=\"IMG_4660\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4660.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4660.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4660-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The apothecary jar pictured below has its original lid and has no cracks. It appears to have been made by the same manufacturer as mine, as the bases on each are nearly identical<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/antique-19c-drug-store-glass-apothecary-countertop-jar_390215439228.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3665\" title=\"antique-19c-drug-store-glass-apothecary-countertop-jar_390215439228\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/antique-19c-drug-store-glass-apothecary-countertop-jar_390215439228.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"756\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/antique-19c-drug-store-glass-apothecary-countertop-jar_390215439228.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/antique-19c-drug-store-glass-apothecary-countertop-jar_390215439228-158x300.jpg 158w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.collectibles-articles.com\">Collectibles Articles<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This American made pressed glass apothecary jar is one of the largest antiques with inventive repair I have in my collection. 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