Vessels in the shapes of animals, food, and other items have been popular since Antiquity. These bottles come from Germany and the Low Countries and date to around the 17th Century.
A drinking bottle, the style dating from the early 14th century to the 17th century, with production sites centered in Germany, but also a few possible places in France.
Manufactured in the mid 19th century these charming vessels were a distinct style of American glassmaking, with the design originating in Southern New Jersey.