Collection Highlights
Fete to Lafayette
Date:
1824
Object Number:
PR.022.9
Medium:
Engraving
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Rum Bottle
Object Number:
1919.23
Date:
1760-1785
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 4 in. ( 24.1 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Olive green, non-lead, blown glass bottle; bottle blown in a dip mold and has a cylindrical neck (mouth and string rim broken off), rounded shoulders, and a squat, cylindrical body with a push-up and pontil mark; iridescence and devitrification in surface.
Gallery Label:
Excavated from British fort at Richmond, Staten Island by the Field Exploration Committee, New-York Historical Society. Fort principally excavated in 1919.
Credit Line:
Recovered by the NYHS Field Exploration Committee
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
