Collection Highlights
American Bastille
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.E458.8.M36.1870F.XL
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Blacking bottle
Object Number:
Z.1054
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Stoneware, cork
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 13.3 x 5.7 cm )
Marks:
printed: partial on label: " ...LACKING, / ...OARDMAN,/..."
stamped: on back of bottle: "SOUTHMAYD/BOARDMANS/JAPAN.BLACKING"
Description:
Stoneware bottle with conical sloped neck, cylindrical body; partial printed label on body; cork plug in neck; contains "blacking" (shoe polish).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
