Collection Highlights
The Peale Family
1773-1809
1867.298
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Box/ bottle/ food
Object name
Box/ bottle/ food
Date
1906-1920
Medium
Paper, glass, cork
Dimensions
4 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 7/8 in.
Description
This white box holds a small glass bottle with a hand-finished cork lip. The box and bottle label read "Free Sample/ Hartshorn's/ Root Beer/ Extract", with instructions for making rootbeer. The original paperwork, instructions and advertisments still in box. For photo of box with bottle and paperwork see 2002.1.886.
Credit Line
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number
2002.1.890
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
