bottle

Object Name2 Poison Bottles with Stoppers

Maker Whitall, Tatum & Company

Made FromNon-lead Glass

Dateabout 1872-1910

Place MadeUnited States, NJ, Millville

Technique(Aa, Ba) Mold-blown, (Ab, Bb) Pressed

SizeSee Individual Records

Accession Number52.4.275

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical Description2 Poison Bottles with Stoppers. Brilliant blue non-lead glass; mold-blown (bottle), pressed (stopper). (a) Square shape with tooled collar around wide mouth ground inside; two mold seams running down neck and sides of bottle; rectangular indented panel on one side, perhaps for a paper label; square base with circular depression. (b) Solid pressed stopper with rectangular "flag" with "POISON" on both sides surrounded by protruding diamond points; solid cylindrical shank is ground to fit mouth of bottle.
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