Collection Highlights
Chaise (side chair)
1779
1817.13
Beech, gilding; silk upholstery
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Apothecary bottle
Object name
Apothecary bottle
Date
1840-1870
Medium
Glass, paper
Dimensions
Overall: 2 1/2 x 1 in. ( 6.4 x 2.5 cm )
Description
Colorless blown glass bottle with flanged lip, cylindrical neck, sloped shoulder, cylindrical body with fragment of paper label, and pontil mark on base.
Object Number
Z.558
Marks
printed paper label: affixed to body: "OIL BERGAMOT / SOLD BY / . . . RESCOTT, Drugg. . . / . . . and Hamilton Stree. . . / . . . HAVEN, CT."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
