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Bottle

Object Name:
Bottle
Object ID:
1917.008
Creator:
Weeks & Gilson; South Stoddard Glass Company
Place of Origin:
Stoddard, NH
Date:
1850-1873
Description:
Spring Water Bottle. Amber blown and molded glass; quart size. Cylindrical body with curved shoulder, long cylindrical neck, and applied lip. "MAGNETIC SPRING / HENNIKER NH" embossed on front of body. Concave base with pontil mark.
Material:
Glass
Dimensions:
H-9.4 Dia-3.85 inches
Provenance:
Typescript paper label was rolled up inside neck: "Early N.H. glass bottle, Stoddard factory, / 'Magnetic Springs, Henniker, N.H.' / From F. W. Shelton, Henniker, N.H. Loan / April 1917". Label now in accession fille.
Credit Line:
Loaned by Frederick W. Shelton
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