Shapely Antique Black Glass French Food Storage Jar Outie Pontil, Good Condition

  
Excellent Vase for Flowers or Dried Arrangements. Antique storage or food jar of forest green or medium green color with pleasing profile.

This jar is 9¾ inches high and has a diameter of 4¼ inches. As is typical, it has some bubbles and scratches. It has an interesting "outie" type pontil on the bottom and good wear marks.

In France these are called. Which is the word for small pickled cucumbers. They were filled with food for preserving and then a cloth was placed over the top and tied around the crimped neck. These date from the early 19th century, from about 1800 to 1830. Thank you for looking at our item. The item "Shapely Antique Black Glass French Food Storage Jar Outie Pontil, Good Condition" is in sale since Thursday, August 30, 2018.

This item is in the category "Collectibles\Bottles & Insulators\Bottles\Antique (Pre-1900)\Utility & Black Glass". The seller is "maineline" and is located in Damariscotta, Maine. This item can be shipped to United States.