bottle
Object NameLiquor Bottle
Maker
Dundalk Liquor Co.
Made FromGlass, cork, wax, paper
Date1930-1939
Place MadeUnited States
Techniqueflameworked
SizeH: 16.7 cm, L: 13.3 cm
Accession Number81.4.146
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Barrie L. Estes
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless, transparent amber and black glasses, with cork, wax, and paper labels; flameworked. Miniature liquor bottle shaped like reindeer. Colorless container, with opening at mouth and hollow head, neck, body, legs and tail; amber antlers and ears, and black eyes; reindeer stands on colorless cylindrical rod bent into rectangle. Originally filled with Creme de Menthe (some remains); mouth closed with cork and sealed with wax; two bottler's labels on reindeer's back: (1) printed in black on gold, "Francine Branc / 60 PROOF / Creme de Menthe / Artifically Colored / Bottled by Dundalk Liquor Co., Inc. / Baltimore, Md. 1/10 Pint"; printed in black on white, "Distributed By / Standard Food Prod. Corp. / Brooklyn, N. Y. LL-285". Remains of paper tax label above and below mouth, printed in red on white.Provenance
Source
Mrs. Barrie L. Estes
1663-1899
1650-1750
