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Bitters Bottle
Bitters Bottle

Bitters Bottle

Date1850-1875
MediumMold-blown olive green glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 9 7/8 x 2 7/8 x 2 7/8in. (25.1 x 7.3 x 7.3cm)
ClassificationsGlassware
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionBitters bottle made of mold-blown olive green glass, with an inverted conical rim, a cylindrical neck, square sloping shoulders, a square body with canted corners, and a flat bottom edge with a medium kick in the center. There is raised lettering on three of the four sides of the bitters bottle, reading, "UDOLPHOWOLFE'S// SCHIEDAM// AROMATIC/ SCHNAPPS". There are many small air bubbles in the glass.

Kick: An indentation in the bottom of a drinking glass, bottle, or other glass object.
Object number2005.79.0
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Bitters Bottle
Udolfo Wolfe
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