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Bottle

Object Name:
Bottle
Object ID:
1996.036.057
Date:
1885-1920
Description:
Bottle, poison. Roughly triangular bottle, amber glass, blown-in-mold, embossed lettering, "patent" or flat lip which has been molded and tooled, wide opening. Back side curved, other sides flat, air bubbles, small raised mold-venting dots along shoulders and on bottom. Seam around bottom edge, triangular depression in bottom, back edge rounded. Seams on sides run across shoulders, fade out on neck. Raised dots along all sharp edges, larger than mold venting dots. Embossed on front right side: "POISON". On bottom: "6 7 / F".
Material:
Glass
Dimensions:
H-3.538 W-1.923 D-1.233 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:
Poisons, Bottles
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