commemorative

Object NameCommemorative Bottle with Abraham Lincoln

Maker Wheaton Glass Works

Made FromNon-lead glass

Date1968

Place MadeUnited States, NJ, Millville

Techniquemold-blown, automatic bottle blowing machinery

SizeOverall H: 19.8 cm, W: 15.3 cm, Diam: 6.9 cm

Accession Number68.4.105

Credit LineGift of Wheaton Glass Company

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionIridescent amber non-lead glass; mold-blown, automatic bottle blowing machinery. Circular shape, molded neck; obverse with profile portrait of Lincoln above "FEB. 12 1809 ABRAHAM LINCOLN APR 15 1865" reverse with "of the people / by the people / For the people / shall not perish from the earth / Gettysburg address / A Lincoln [facsimile signature] / 16th President of U.S."; base with "WHEATON NJ / FIRST EDITION".
Provenance

Source Wheaton Glass Company