Collection Highlights
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
Date:
1805
Object Number:
1867.306
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Nursing bottle
Object Number:
Z.644
Date:
1859-1880
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. ( 13.3 x 8.3 cm )
Marks:
printed: on paper label; "[?]LA FORME'S NURSING BOTTLE./ PATENTED/ November 29, 1859/ The superiority of this bottle over all others now used, will at once be made apparent, when it is considered that it is free of all metallic substances; and in whatever
Description:
Colorless lead glass nursing bottle blown in a mold; pear-shaped form with short cylindrical neck and tooled flange lip; circular label with inscription affixed to base.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
