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Bottle

Bottle
Object name 
Bottle
Date 
1770-1810
Medium 
Stoneware
Dimensions 
Overall: 11 x 4 3/8 in. ( 27.9 x 11.1 cm )
Description 
Stoneware bottle; gray salt-glazed with cylindrical body and handle; incised mark on body.
Credit Line 
Gift of Maurice Blumenthal
Object Number 
1921.31
Marks 
incised: body: "ELTEP.../B/6G"
Gallery Label 
This fragment was found in 1920 during subway excavations at Broad and Front Streets in lower Manhattan.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.