16th & 17th century glass

Apothecary glass

The glass on the left side is an apothecary glass of cristallo with many bubbles of a greenish tint. Acorn-shaped body with a cylindrical opening. Domed foot with folded rim. The terraced shaped cover with solid knop is made out of a single piece of glass. It closes the jar on the inside, with a cylindrical part under an outwardly folded rim that rests on the jar. From Venice or Tuscany.