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Object Name4 Toilet Bottles
Maker Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)
Made FromLead Glass, Metal
Date1920-1929
Place MadeUnited States
Techniquemold blown
SizeSee Individual Records
Accession Number71.4.190
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Gillett Welles, Sr.
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTransparent "Bristol Yellow" and opaque "Jade Black" lead glass; mold blown. Circular flared upper rim; wide cylindrical neck with silver metal band in black letters: (A-"Cotton"; B-"Boric Acid"; C-"Listerine"; D-"Hand Lotion"); rounded shoulder; four- sided body with random black reeding; flat base; polished pontil; unmarked; eight facet paneled conical shape stopper; short cylindrical neck swells to large near cylindrical shaft.
Provenance
Source Estate of Gladys C. Welles - 1971
Source Estate of Gillett Welles Sr. - 1971
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