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Bottle, Medicine

Object Name:
Bottle, Medicine
Object ID:
1996.036.017
Date:
1895-1902
Description:
Bottle, medicine, Mead & Co., Hanover, NH. Oval bottle, clear glass, blown-in-mold, embossed lettering, "prescription" or flared lip which has been molded and tooled. Bottom has oblong depression and seam around top edge from cup mold. Sides rounded, front and back flat, sloping shoulders. Seams on sides fade out on neck. Air bubbles. Embossed lettering on front: "MEAD & CO. / HANOVER, N.H.". Partial maker's mark on bottom: "A......CO"
Material:
Glass
Dimensions:
H-3.5 W-1.3 D-0.75 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:
Mead, Lewis
Subjects:
Medicine, Bottles
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