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Collection Highlights

Study for "Departure of the Seventh Regiment for the War, April 19, 1861"
c. 1865-69
1946.174
Oil over graphite on brown paper, varnished, laid on heavy board, nailed and mounted on a wood panel
Artist/Maker: Thomas Nast

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Bottle

Bottle
Title
Bottle
Object name 
Medicine bottle
Date 
1840-1880
Medium 
Glass
Dimensions 
Overall: 8 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 21 x 6.4 cm )
Description 
Cobalt blue hexagonal glass bottle blown in a three-part mold with a hand-tooled finish embossed on two sides with "TAYLOR'S" and "BEST;" hexagonal base has a slight push-up and a pontil mark.
Credit Line 
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number 
1953.407
Marks 
embossed: on two sides; "TAYLOR'S" and "BEST"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.