Apothecary bottle

Item Information

Title:
Apothecary bottle
Description:
Opaque white body. Polished pontil. Etched scrolled cartouch or label on front. Domed circular lid. Globular stepped blue finial handle; gilt band decoration.
Manufacturer:
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
Date:
1835–1860
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
glassblowing
etching (corroding)
etching (printing process)
gilding (technique)
glass (material)
drug jars
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
Glass
Blown
Etched
Gilded
Places:
Massachusetts
Maine > York (county) > South Berwick
Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.)
Extent:
15 in. x 8 in. (H x W); 10.75 in. (H)
Link to Item:
https://gusn.us/8102
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
Accession #:
1949.539AB
Identifier:
8102