Collection Highlights
Siamese Twins
Date:
1836
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1836.55
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bottle: Star Spring Co. Saratoga, NY
Object Number:
1953.405
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/4 x 3 in. ( 19.7 x 7.6 cm )
Marks:
In relief: on obverse: "STAR SPRING CO / [raised outline of a star] / SARATOGA N.Y."
Description:
Deep amber glass water bottle blown in a three-part mold with two-part finish, rounded shoulder, cylindrical body with inscription "STAR SPRING CO SARATOGA N.Y." on obverse, and slightly concave base.
Gallery Label:
Water from the springs of Saratoga, in upstate New York, was first bottled in the early nineteenth century.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
