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Apothecary bottle

Apothecary bottle
Object name 
Apothecary bottle
Date 
1880-1920
Related People 
Artist/Maker: W T & Co.
Related People 
Artist/Maker: Whitall, Tatum & Company
Medium 
Glass
Dimensions 
Overall: 11 x 4 1/2 in. ( 27.9 x 11.4 cm )
Description 
Cobalt blown-mold glass apothecary bottle with straight cylindrical sides, short cylindrical neck with flanged lip, narrow sloping shoulders, maker's mark on bottom, gilded glass label set in indentation, adhesive label.
Object Number 
Z.1067
Marks 
painted: on front, gilded glass painted with black text: "Hyd.Chlor.Cor." label: on front, paper label with black text: "Mercury, bichloride, powdered. (Poison) McKesson & Robbins. New York." In pencil: "XB" molded: on underside of bottle: "W. T. & Co"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group