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Bottle, Nursing

Object Name:
Bottle, Nursing
Object ID:
1954.029.152.1
Place of Origin:
Boston, MA
Date:
circa 1874
Description:
Nursing Bottle. Aquamarine pressed glass. Half-pint size. Flattened ovoid body with curved shoulder, short, cylindrical neck with ring, and rounded lip. Front: Left facing profile of woman in double oval panel. "MEDALLION / NURSING BOTTLE," embossed around profile with "TRADEMARK" below. Reverse: "M. S. BURR & CO. / PROPRIETORS / BOSTON, MA." embossed in circle. Vertical mold seams with circular indentation on bottom.
Material:
Glass
Dimensions:
H-5.5 W-3.2 D-1.9 inches
Credit Line:
Bequest of Raymond D. Allen
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