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On Display: House - Albany Room
Bottle (Snuff bottle)
1797-1818
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
- Cork
- Paper
Museum Object Number
1962.0158
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1962.0158
Object Name
Bottle (Snuff bottle)
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Origin Notes
Possibly Connecticut.
Date
1797-1818
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Side
Inscription: Partially torn label with a woodblock-printed design in black framed by a scrolled border featuring a Native American at left holding a smoldering pipe in his left hand, and leaning on a cask inscribed "BEST/ VIRGI-/ NIA". A tobacco plant is at right. Below is an inscription, partially obliterated: "LOR(I)LIARD'S/ MACCOBOY SNUFF,/ Sold at No. 30 Chatham-Street,/ (F)ive Doors F. . . of the New-York/ . . . (S)chool".
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Native American
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
- Cork
- Paper
Techniques
- Blown
Dimensions (inches)
5.984 (H) x 2.992 (W) x 2.992 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
15.2 (H) x 7.6 (W) x 7.6 (L)