Collection Highlights
Salver
1772-1773
1928.24
Silver
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bottle
Object name
Bottle
Date
1750-1770
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 8 1/2 x 4 1/8 in. ( 21.6 x 10.5 cm )
Description
Olive green, non-lead, blown glass bottle; bottle blown in dip mold and has cylindrical neck with applied string rim, rounded shoulders, and a squat, cylindrical body with a push up and a pontil mark; cork intact in neck; iridescence on surface and heart-shaped piece missing from side.
Credit Line
Gift of Maurice Blumenthal
Object Number
1921.24b
Marks
typed: on loose tag; "RUM BOTTLE/ Found in excavation/ at Front and Broad Streets/ New York City/ (Period: American Revolution)"
painted: in red on bottom; "23/7"
Gallery Label
According to accession records, bottle was found in excavation at southeast corner of Front and Broad Street, new York City, in 1920 by the donor, Maurice Bluemnthal, who was the contractor for the excavation.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.