medical equipment
Object NameNasal Douche and Box
Maker
Kress & Owen
Made Fromnon-lead glass
Date1880-1910
Place MadeUnited States
Techniqueblown, lampworked
SizeOverall H: 4.5 cm, W: 2.6 cm, L: 9.5 cm
Accession Number86.4.95
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Wayne A. Ward
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, lampworked. (a) Cylindrical tube with one rounded, closed end; other end tilted up, and bulbous with a pointed end nearly closed; one side of tube is slightly flattened for a base, upper side has an opening with a neck for filling with solution. (b) Original orange pasteboard box with picture and inscription "NASAL BERMINGHAM DOUCHE/KRESS & OWEN COMPANY/Manufacturing Chemists, NEW YORK" on two sides of box, directions for use on remaining two sides and two original leaflets in box.Provenance
Source
Mrs. Wayne A. Ward
