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Paint

Object Name:
Paint
Object ID:
1965.018.01
Place of Origin:
England (?)
Date:
circa 1900
Description:
Paint in glass bottle, from Abbot-Downing Company. Small clear glass jar with red-painted cap. Contains powdered paint which appears to be a red with a salmon tinge seen through the glass. Color called Cardinal Red. Paper label on a string that is under cap: "Paint used at / Abbot- / Downing Co."
Material:
Glass
Dimensions:
H-1.9 Dia-1.8 inches Weight-3.8 oz
Provenance:
Paint used by the Abbot-Downing Company, Concord, NH, for carriage painting, c. 1900.
Credit Line:
Gift of Leon Hall
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