Collection Highlights
Empire State Building, N.Y.C.
1940
1940.978
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Rum bottle
Object name
Rum bottle
Date
1770-1790
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 10 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 26.7 x 8.9 cm )
Description
Olive green, non-lead, blown glass bottle; bottle blown in dip mold and has a cylindrical neck with an applied V-tooled string rim, rounded shoulders, and a squat, cylindrical body with a push-up and pontil mark.
Credit Line
Gift of Maurice Blumenthal
Object Number
1921.24c
Marks
painted: in red on bottom; "23/5"
written: on loose tag; "RUM BOTTLE? Found in excavation/ at Front and Broad Streets/ New York City/ (Period: American Revolution)"
Gallery Label
According to accession records, bottle was found in excavation at southeast corner of Broad and Front Streets, New York City, by the donor, Maurice Blumenthal, who was the contractor for the excavation.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
