Collection Highlights
Wedding dress
Date:
ca. 1712 with several alterations into the 20th century
Object Number:
1949.115a
Medium:
Silk brocade, needlepoint lace; silk chiffon
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Apothecary bottle with cap
Object Number:
Z.492
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Glass, metal, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 5 1/8 in. ( 25.4 x 13 cm )
Marks:
printed paper label: affixed to obverse: "ALEX. SENNA / E. S. LEADBEATER & SONS, / WHOLESALE + DRUGGISTS, / Established 1792. ALEXANDRIA, VA."
Description:
Colorless blown glass apothecary bottle with straight finish, short cylindrical neck, narrow shoped shoulder, cylindrical body with paper label attached, push-up, and pontil mark; metal cap.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
