flask
Object NameFlask - Bay Run
Made Fromglass, leather, metal
Dateabout 1880-1910
Place MadeUnited States
Techniquemold-blown
SizeH: 14 cm, W: 8.3 cm, D: 4.6 cm
Accession Number64.4.9
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass, leather, paper, metal; mold-blown glass, sewn leather cover, printed paper label, metal screw cap. Oval cross-section, short neck with screw threads; plain sides and base; body completely covered with stamped leather case which has a diamond pattern on upper half and two vertical window to view contents; lower half of case is plain and solid, posted on paper label printed: "JOS. P. CANBY, Druggist. / BAY RUM / Atlantic Ave., ATLANTIC CITY" in oval or rectangular label. Metal screw cap is corroded in place.Provenance
Source
Reverend Gregory Rowley
