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Medicine Bottle

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1764

GUSN

GUSN-35340

Description

Pear-shaped colorless glass medicine bottle with paper stopper and blue and yellow beads inside.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bottles
glass (material)
Container, Medicine
Bottle, Medicine
Bottle, Medicine

Inscription

"BY / THE / KINGS / ROYAL / PATENT / GRANTED / TO / ROB/ TURL / INGTON / FOR HIS / INVENTED / BALSAM / OF / LIFE" (Molded)

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

2 3/4 x 1 3/8 x 7/8 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Mrs. Janette Campbell

Accession Number

1932.2543

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