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The Intelligence Office
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Apothecary bottle

Apothecary bottle
Object name 
Apothecary bottle
Date 
1850-1900
Medium 
Glass, gilding, paint
Dimensions 
with stopper: 8 3/4 x 3 in. ( 22.2 x 7.6 cm )
Description 
Colorless blown lead glass apothecary bottle with narrow mouth, short cylindrical neck, circular body with straight sides, pushup, and pressed lead glass stopper; remains of attached glass label with gilding and painted inscription between two scrolls on white ground, "CUPEBAE."
Object Number 
Z.656ab
Marks 
painted: on label affixed to bottle: "[missing]. CUPEBAE."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.