bottle
Object NameBottle
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1840-1870
Place MadeUnited States
SizeOverall H: 24.9 cm, W: 18.1 cm, D: 6.3 cm
Accession Number2003.4.347
Credit LineGift of William Asadorian
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionVery large octagon- shaped bottle. Greenish-blue glass. JEFFERSON CO., K.Y.- S.T. SUIT DISTILLER (on sides); PREMIUM SALT RIVER BOURBON; written on attached note "RARE BOTTLE ATTRIBUTED TO HENRY WARD BEECHER, EXCAVATED FROM A WELL AT THE PARSONAGE HOUSE NEXT TO PLIMOUTH CHURCH, BROOKLYN WHERE HE PREACHED. I PAID $200 FROM JACK FORT MEYER, LONG ISLAND WHO EXCAVATED THIS BOTTLE WITH THREE OTHER SUFFOLK DIGGERS."Provenance
Source
William Asadorian
(d. 2003)
Corning Inc.
probably 1701-1800
1681-1684