Collection Highlights
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Date:
1916-1922
Object Number:
1954.164
Medium:
Painted plaster
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Apothecary bottle
Object Number:
1937.950a
Date:
1836
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. ( 27.3 x 16.5 cm )
Description:
Deep blue and colorless blown lead glass apothecary bottle; blue bottle with wide flanged lip, short cylindrical neck, and spherical body joined to colorless pedestal base with folded-under rim with interior pontil mark.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, these apothecary jars were made in 1836 for a Doctor Schley in Fredericksburg, MD (probably either Frederick, MD or Fredericksburg, VA). The bottles were special-ordered for the front window of Dr. Schley's newly redecorated drugstore. Supposedly Dr. Schley was unhappy with the bottles' small size.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
