Collection Highlights
The Puritan
1899
1946.253
Dark brown/ black patinated bronze
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Apothecary bottles (pair)
Object name
Apothecary bottles (pair)
Date
ca. 1836
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
each: 10 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. ( 27.3 x 16.5 cm )
Description
Pair of deep blue and colorless blown lead glass apothecary bottles; blue bottle with wide flanged lip, short cylindrical neck, and spherical body joined to colorless pedestal base with folded-under rim with interior pontil mark.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.950ab
Gallery Label
According to the accession records, these apothecary jars were made in 1836 for a Doctor Scheley in Fredericksburg, MD (probably either Frederick, MD or Fredericksburg, VA). The bottles were special-ordered for the front window of Dr. Sheley's newly redecorated drugstore. Supposedly Dr. Sheley was unhappy with the bottles' small size.
Provenance
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
