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Bottle (Case bottle (archaeological fragment))
1775-1825
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
Probably Netherlands; Europe
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
Museum Object Number
1970.0267
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Fund for Collections Objects
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Object Number
1970.0267
Object Name
Bottle (Case bottle (archaeological fragment))
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
Probably Netherlands; Europe
Date
1775-1825
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: White paper label with "1770" in blue ink
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: White paper label with "#66/ C" in blue ink
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
Techniques
- Blown in mold
Dimensions (inches)
10.315 (H) x 3.701 (W) x 3.74 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
26.2 (H) x 9.4 (W) x 9.5 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: van den Bossche, Willy. 2001 Antique Glass Bottles: their history and evolution (1500-1850). 439.
• Five Dutch/Belgian case bottles, one (5) with similar neck dated c. 1880: pl. 83, p. 131Book: Kent, Barry C. 1984 Susquehanna's Indians.
• Case bottles from Susquehanna indian burials 1645-65 context: p. 224, fig. 58, dark green, tall square, slightly tapering bottles. Strickler site, Lancaster PA side of Susquehanna River.Book: Gerth, Ellen C. 2006 Bottles from the Deep: Patent Medicines, Bitters, & Other Bottles from the Wreck of the Steamship Republic.
• Case gin bottles found on the shipwreck of the steamship Republic on p.60