2013 Finalist National Medal for Museum and Library Service

Collection Highlights

Aaron Burr (1756-1836)
1836
1927.59
Plaster with wash
Artist/Maker: Unidentified Artist

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Apothecary bottle with stopper

Apothecary bottle with stopper
Object name 
Apothecary bottle with stopper
Date 
1850-1900
Medium 
Glass, paper, gilding, paint
Dimensions 
with stopper: 10 x 3 1/4 in. ( 25.4 x 8.3 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; circular paper label pasted to bottle, with inscription "E.S. Leadbeater & Sons, Wholesale Druggists, S. Fairfax St., Alexandria, Va."; on other side of bottle, fragment of glass label with gilding.
Object Number 
Z.665ab
Marks 
printed: on circular paper label affixed to bottle: "E.S. Leadbeater & Sons,/Wholesale Druggists,/S. Fairfax St., Alexandria, Va."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.