Collection Highlights
Mrs. Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1786-1851)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.5
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Figured bottle: George Washington
Object Number:
1953.430
Date:
1920-1950
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/4 x 5 3/4 x 4 in. ( 27.3 x 14.6 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Green glass bottle blown in a three-part mold in the form of a bust of Washington with a circular base with a pontil mark.
Gallery Label:
This is a twentieth-century facsimile of the Simon’s Centennial Bitters--a Washington figural bottle designed and patented by Bernard Simon of Scranton, Pennsylvania on December 14, 1875. This example is possibly a Clevenger pontiled reproduction.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
