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Bottle, Medicine

Object Name:
Bottle, Medicine
Object ID:
1996.036.037
Creator:
Davis, Charles F. & CompanyRetailer
Date:
1897
Description:
Medicine Bottle. C. F. Davis & Co., Apothecaries, Littleton, NH. Rectangular bottle, clear glass, blown-in-mold, embossed lettering, "patent" or flat lip which has been molded and tooled. All sides flat with bevelled edges, sharply defined, stepped shoulders. Seam around bottom edge, rectangular depression in bottom with bevelled edges. Seams on front left and back right sides run diagonally across shoulders, fade out on neck. Embossed lettering on front: "C. F. DAVIS & CO. / APOTHECARIES / LITTLETON, N. H." Embossed lettering on bottom: "PARIS"
Material:
Glass
Dimensions:
H-7.875 W-3 D-2.375 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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