interesting old bottle shape

[cellerfeller]

I got this bottle as part of a collection from the estate of a fellow who spent many years finding and digging old privy sites in Nova Scotia. It is 6" high, 6 1/4" along the bottom and 2 5/8" thick at the widest. It reminds me of a decanter because the middle is slightly depressed giving the bottom an hourglass shape. The top rim is 2 3/16" across. There seems to be a very faint seam up one side that stops at the top and the neck and rim appear to be applied. There are lots of little bubbles in the glass and a smear line in the neck where it was finished. The bottle is not symetrical - the top rim cants slightly to one side. Overall it is just an interesting bottle - I would love to know how old it is and what it would have been used for.

 

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[CaptEsteban]

Looks to be a whisky decanter.

 

[dognose]

Interesting bottle.

Does the bottle stand upright without supports? it looks like the base is rounded.

 

[cellerfeller]

Yes the bottle does stand upright without support. I was leaning towards a decanter because the shape is quite easy to hang on to.

 

[CaptEsteban]

The large lip & cork/stopper it would have used are the clues.