Collection Highlights
Section of water pipe
1800-1840
X.47
Wood, iron
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bottle: Congress & Empire Spring Co.
Object name
Bottle: Congress & Empire Spring Co.
Date
1865-1880
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 9 1/2 x 4 in. ( 24.1 x 10.2 cm )
Description
Green, non-lead, glass bottle blown in a three-part mold with embossed lettering; bottle has a cylindrical neck with hand-tooled finish with a downturned lip and V-shaped string rim, rounded shoulders, and a cylindrical body embossed with a large "E" within an arch formed by the inscription CONGRESS & EMPIRE SPRING CO./ SARATOGA NY" on the obverse side, "EMPIRE WATER" in an arch on the reverse.
Credit Line
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number