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Opaque white body. Polished pontil. Etched scrolled cartouch or label on front. Domed circular lid. Globular stepped blue finial handle; gilt band decoration.
drug jars
glassblowing
etching (corroding)
etching (printing process)
gilding
glass (material)
Glass
Blown
Etched
Gilded
Bottle, Apothecary
Painted on bottom: 20
Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
1949.539A,B
Possibly Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. (Manufacturer)
Sandwich, MA, USA
15 x 8 (HxW) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.539AB
Massachusetts (United States)
Possibly
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