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
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.
Kick: An indentation in the bottom of a drinking glass, bottle, or other glass object.
Object number2005.80.0
MarkingsOne side of the bitters bottle has a horizontal rectangular white paper label about an inch below the shoulder. Hand-writing in faded ink reads, "Dr. [badly faded word]/ Universal Tonic."Subject Terms
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Dr. Cyrus Pendleton
