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The Game of Playing Department Store
1898
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Luce Center
Apothecary bottle
Object name
Apothecary bottle
Date
1850-1900
Medium
Glass, gilding, paint
Dimensions
Overall: 9 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. ( 23.5 x 9.5 cm )
Description
Colorless blown lead glass apothecary bottle with narrow mouth, short cylindrical neck, circular body with straight sides, and pushup; attached glass label with gilding and painted inscription between two scrolls on white ground, "B. COPAIB."
Object Number
Z.665
Marks
painted: on label affixed to bottle: "B. COPAIB."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
