Medicine Bottles
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Dr. Cyrus Pendleton
(American, 1830 - 1919)
RetailerSold by
Moses Atwood
Mediumglass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions ((.12) height x diameter of base): 6 1/8 × 2 1/8in. (15.6 × 5.4cm)
Primary Dimensions ((.13) height x diameter of base): 5 7/8 × 1 7/8in. (14.9 × 4.8cm)
Primary Dimensions ((.14) height x diameter of base): 5 1/4 × 2 1/4in. (13.3 × 5.7cm)
Primary Dimensions ((.15) height x diameter of base): 6 × 2 1/8in. (15.2 × 5.4cm)
Primary Dimensions ((.16) height x diameter of base): 5 7/8 × 1 5/8in. (14.9 × 4.1cm)
Primary Dimensions ((.17) height x diameter of base): 6 × 2in. (15.2 × 5.1cm)
Primary Dimensions ((.18) height x diameter of base): 4 5/8 × 2in. (11.7 × 5.1cm)
Primary Dimensions ((.19) height x diameter of base): 4 5/8 × 1 3/4in. (11.7 × 4.4cm)
ClassificationsGlassware
Credit LineGift of Daniel Piotrowski in memory of Horace W. Sellers III
Object number2016.100.12-.19
DescriptionLarge-size, round medicine bottles. Five bottles have a blue-green, transparent color and one bottle has a yellow tint, but it mostly transparent. Originally stored in an apothecary chest owned by Dr. Cyrus Pendleton of Hebron, Conn. Hand-blown glass.
(.12) Embossed on front of bottle: "ATWOOD'S/ JAUNDICE BITTERS/ FORMERLY MADE BY/ MOSES ATWOOD/ GEORGETOWN, MASS."
(.13) No embossing or identification on bottle, circumference of bottle is a dodecagon.
(.14) No embossing or identification on bottle, smooth surface, wide mouth.
(.15) No identification on bottle. Has embossed swirl pattern down bottle.
(.16) No embossing or identification on bottle, smooth surface, small mouth.
(.17) Embossed on front of bottle: "ATWOOD'S/ JANNAICE BITTERS/ FORMERLY MADE BY/ MOSES ATWOOD/ GEORGETOWN, MASS."
(.18) No embossing or identification on bottle, smooth surface, wide circumference, narrow mouth.
(.19) Blank, brown sticker label on front of bottle, smooth surface, wide mouth.
(.12) Embossed on front of bottle: "ATWOOD'S/ JAUNDICE BITTERS/ FORMERLY MADE BY/ MOSES ATWOOD/ GEORGETOWN, MASS."
(.13) No embossing or identification on bottle, circumference of bottle is a dodecagon.
(.14) No embossing or identification on bottle, smooth surface, wide mouth.
(.15) No identification on bottle. Has embossed swirl pattern down bottle.
(.16) No embossing or identification on bottle, smooth surface, small mouth.
(.17) Embossed on front of bottle: "ATWOOD'S/ JANNAICE BITTERS/ FORMERLY MADE BY/ MOSES ATWOOD/ GEORGETOWN, MASS."
(.18) No embossing or identification on bottle, smooth surface, wide circumference, narrow mouth.
(.19) Blank, brown sticker label on front of bottle, smooth surface, wide mouth.
Status
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Dr. Cyrus Pendleton
Dr. Cyrus Pendleton
Dr. Cyrus Pendleton
Dr. Cyrus Pendleton
Dr. Cyrus Pendleton
