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Bottle, Medicine

Object Name:
Bottle, Medicine
Object ID:
1996.036.050
Creator:
Whitall, Tatum Company
Place of Origin:
Millville, NJ
Date:
1901-1920
Description:
Bottle, medicine, Benjamin Green, Apothecary, Portsmouth, NH. Cylindrical bottle, clear glass, blown-in-mold, embossed lettering, "collared ring" or double lip which has been molded and tooled. Air bubbles, seam around bottom edge. Seams on sides run across shoulders, fade out on neck. Embossed lettering in a circle on the front: "BENJAMIN GREEN / APOTHECARY / PORTSMOUTH, N. H." Embossed on bottom: "W. T. CO. / C / U. S. A."
Material:
Glass
Dimensions:
H-4.75 Dia-1.875 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:
Green, Benjamin
Subjects:
Medicine, Bottles
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