Medicine Bottle
MakerMade by
Unknown
Date1840-1890
MediumBlown colorless lead glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x diameter): 12 x 5 1/2in. (30.5 x 14cm)
ClassificationsGlassware
Credit LineBequest of George Dudley Seymour
Object number1945.1.1374
DescriptionBlown colorless lead glass medicine bottle with a flared rim, a short cylindrical neck, nearly horizontal sloping shoulders, a cylindrical body, and a shallow kick and a pontil mark on the bottom. The interior of the neck was ground to receive a stopper (now missing). There is a ring of light scratches and wear on the edge of the bottom.
Kick: An indentation in the bottom of a drinking glass, bottle, or other glass object.
Pontil mark: A rough place on a blown glass object where the solid metal rod, or pontil, is cracked off the object after final shaping and decoration. Pontil marks can be polished to achieve a smooth surface.
Kick: An indentation in the bottom of a drinking glass, bottle, or other glass object.
Pontil mark: A rough place on a blown glass object where the solid metal rod, or pontil, is cracked off the object after final shaping and decoration. Pontil marks can be polished to achieve a smooth surface.
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