Museum Collections
Luce Center
Apothecary bottle with cap
Object Number:
Z.494
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Glass, leaves, metal, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 5 in. ( 25.4 x 12.7 cm )
Marks:
printed paper label: affixed to obverse: "E. S. LEADBEATER & SONS. / Druggists, / FAIRFAX STREET, ALEXANDRIA, VA. / ESTABLISHED 1792."
handwritten in pencil: on paper label: "BUCHU / LEAVES"
Description:
Colorless blown glass apothecary bottle containing buchu leaves; staight finish, short cylindrical neck, narrow horizontal 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.