Collection Highlights
Empire State Building, N.Y.C.
1940
1940.978
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Blacking bottle
Object name
Blacking bottle
Date
1850-1900
Medium
Stoneware, cork
Dimensions
Overall: 5 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 13.3 x 5.7 cm )
Description
Stoneware bottle with conical sloped neck, cylindrical body; partial printed label on body; cork plug in neck; contains "blacking" (shoe polish).
Object Number
Z.1054
Marks
printed: partial on label: " ...LACKING, / ...OARDMAN,/..."
stamped: on back of bottle: "SOUTHMAYD/BOARDMANS/JAPAN.BLACKING"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
