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Bottle, Medicine

Object Name:
Bottle, Medicine
Object ID:
1996.036.009
Date:
1874-1880
Description:
Bottle, medicine, True Loverin, Colebrook, NH. Oval bottle, clear glass, blown-in-mold, embossed lettering, "patent" or flat lip which has been molded and tooled, flat bottom. Back and sides are rounded, embossed front is flat, sloping shoulders, air bubble in front right side. Seams on sides and neck, fade out just under lip. Embossed lettering on front: "TRUE LOVERIN / COLEBROOK / N. H." Mortar and pestle in center with lettering "PURE / DRUGS".
Material:
Glass
Dimensions:
H-4.25 W-1.875 D-1.1 inches
Provenance:
Collection of bottles that the donor obtained by digging or purchasing either "outright" or at auction.
Credit Line:
Gift of Robert C. Morey
People:
Loverin, True
Subjects:
Medicine, Bottles
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