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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Medicine bottle
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Medicine bottle

Manufacturer Unknown
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1875
MediumMold blown glass
DimensionsOverall: 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Charles Sibley
Object number79.215.18
Not on view
DescriptionMedicine bottle of mold-blown pale aqua glass. Tall semi-flask shape with long atilt. Sausage neck and applied type 15 rim. Style 1 bottom. In relief around edges of large sunken panel "DR HARTSHORN'S FAMILY MEDICINES". In center is a circle with a bull's eye center. Reverse has plain sunken panel (for paper label).

Published ReferencesKlamkin, AMERICAN GLASS BOTTLES, (Garnder Collection), pg. 128, #2818.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Sony a7R II 2021.
early 20th century
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
ca. 1875
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
500-550 A.D.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
ca. 1850-1870
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
ca. 1860
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
late 19th century - early 20th century
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Jason Hamilton
ca. 1868-1869
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
J. Gurney and Son
1860s-1870s
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Unknown
No Date