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Bottle, Medicine

Object Name:
Bottle, Medicine
Object ID:
1996.036.018
Creator:
Whitall, Tatum Company
Place of Origin:
Millville, NJ
Date:
1880
Description:
Bottle, medicine, C. D. Perkins, Druggist, Hanover, NH. Rectangular bottle, clear glass, blown-in-mold, embossed lettering, "prescription" or flaring lip which has been molded and tooled. All sides flat with bevelled edges, slightly sloping shoulders. Seam around bottom edge. Seams on front right and back left sides run diagonally across shoulders, fade out on neck. Embossed lettering on front: "C. D. PERKINS / DRUGGIST / HANOVER. N. H.". Embossed lettering on bottom: "W. T. CO. / B"
Material:
Glass
Dimensions:
H-4.25 W-1.625 D-1.063 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
Subjects:
Medicine, Bottles
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