Collection Highlights
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925), Seen from the Back, Seated at an Easel and Holding a Palette
1875
1935.85.2.83
Graphite on ivory paper, formerly mounted on a page of Album 2
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bottle: log cabin
Object name
Bottle: log cabin
Date
1860-1880
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 7 3/4 x 4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 19.7 x 10.2 x 7 cm )
Description
Green lead glass log cabin bottle blown in a multi-part mold (McKearin GVII-4) with down-tooled lip, inscriptions "E.G. BOOZ'S OLD CABIN WHISKEY" and "(1840)" on gabled roof with beveled points, "E.G. BOOZ'S OLD CABIN WHISKEY" and "120 WALNUT ST PHILADELPHIA" on sides, and base with large circular depression.
Credit Line
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number
1953.372
Marks
in relief: on roof: "E.G. BOOZ'S / OLD CABIN / WHISKEY" and "(1840)"
in relief: on sides: "E.G. BOOZ'S / OLD CABIN / WHISKEY." and "120 WALNUT ST / PHILADELPHIA"
Gallery Label
"E.G. Booz's Old Cabin Whiskey" was made for one Edmund G. Booz by the Whitney Glass Works of Glassboro, New Jersey around 1860. It is thought that the 1840 date refers to the age of the whiskey in the bottle. At his death, Booz had 25 cases of Cabin Whiskey in stock, valued at six dollars a case or fifty cents per bottle. That the Booz bottle was continued after his death is suggested by an example with a stopper inscribed with an 1875 date. This famous bottle has been widely reproduced.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
