Bitters Bottle

RetailerSold by Udolfo Wolfe

MakerMade by Unknown

Date1850-1875

MediumMold-blown olive-amber glass, cork

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height including cork x width x depth): 9 5/8 x 2 7/8 x 2 7/8in. (24.4 x 7.3 x 7.3cm)

ClassificationsGlassware

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

Object number2005.80.0

DescriptionBitters bottle made of mold-blown olive green glass, with an inverted conical rim, a short 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, "UDOLPHO WOLFE'S// SCHIEDAM// AROMATIC/ SCHNAPPS". The fourth side of the bitters bottle has a horizontal rectangular white paper label, about an inch below the shoulder. Hand-writing in faded ink on the label reads, "Dr. [badly faded word]/ Universal Tonic." A cylindrical cork is firmly inserted into the neck of the bitters bottle. There are many small air bubbles in the glass. The edges of the paper label are worn and curled.

Kick: An indentation in the bottom of a drinking glass, bottle, or other glass object.

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