Bottle
- Object Name:
- Bottle
- Object ID:
- 1954.029.097
- Place of Origin:
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date:
- circa 1866
- Description:
- Bottle. Amber, molded glass; ovoid body with flared base, short, cylindrical neck and rounded lip. Fish-shaped body with triangular head, horizontal rows of scales, curved fins, and vertical ribs as tail. Large eye with neck of bottle protruding from mouth. Front: "THE / FISH BITTERS" embossed beneath eye on head; Reverse: "W. H. WARE / PATENTED 1866"embossed beneath eye on head. Vertical mold seams with applied neck. Rectangular adhesive label with two printed lines "ALLEN / COLLECTION" attached to bottom. Paper label rectangular with clipped corners "P" and in center small "500" with zeros underlined attached to bottom.
- Material:
- Glass
- Dimensions:
- H-11.5 W-4.2 D-2.4 inches
- Provenance:
- Gift of Raymond D. Allen
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Raymond D. Allen
- People:
- Ware, W. H., Allen, Raymond D. (1895-1953)
- Subjects:
- Fish, Bitters, Liquor, Glass industry, Glass working
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