bottle
Object NameWhiskey Bottle with Stopper
Made FromNon-lead glass, paper
Date1968
Place MadeUnited States
Size(Aa,) H: 23.3 cm, D: 6.7 cm; (A) W: 12.1 cm,
Accession Number68.4.646 A
Credit LineGift of Dant Distillers Co.
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionOpaque white non-lead glass, paper. Rectangular shape, one side embossed with eagle with shield on breast, other side plain with paper label showing a printed colored scene of The Boston Tea Party, decorative molding frames each side, base one edge has paper label with "AMERICANA/COLLECTION/OF/GREAT/MOMENTS/IN/HISTORY/J.W.Dant's/AMERICANA/KENTUCKY/STRAIGHT BOURBON/WHISKY/EIGHT YEARS OLD/86 PROOF/4/5 QUART", base is embossed: "AMERICANA #1/BOSTON TEA PARTY/BY LAWRENCE BUTCHER/J.W.DANT/1968". Paper label hung around neck explains that this is a limited edition; flattened glass ball stopper has cork stem and eagle on top. Bottle full and sealed with tax stamp, now broken.Provenance
Source
Dant Distillers Co.
