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On Display: House - Shaker Store Room
Bottle (Medicine bottle)
1850-1875
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
New Lebanon; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Glass
- Cork
- Paper
Museum Object Number
1961.0259
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1961.0259
Object Name
Bottle (Medicine bottle)
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
New Lebanon; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Bottled by Shaker Community of New Lebanon, New York.
Date
1850-1875
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Exterior wall
Inscription: Label with black print: "FLUID EXT. YARROW,/ ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM". The label below reads: "YARROW. Dose- one to one and a half drams. Tonic, Astringent, & Alterative. Useful in intermittent fever, incontinen_y(?) of the urine, hemorrhoids, and dysentery; also in leuchorrhea, amenorrhea, flatulent cholic, &c".
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Shaker
Materials
- Glass
- Cork
- Paper
Techniques
- Mold-blown
Dimensions (inches)
4.843 (H) x 2.598 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
12.3 (H) x 6.6 (Diam)