Bottle

Object/Artifact

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Bottle

Entry/Object ID

1993.608

Description

Dark green bottle, blown, slightly inverted ovoid base, sharp pontil mark, flattened sides of flask-shaped body narrowing to 2.5" length neck, 1.125" diameter rim edge (uneven). Original accession description for 70-118: Bottle. Green glass. Held remedy for cholera epidemic in 1828 in the Philadelphia area. c. 1828.

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

Label#70-118 (does not match) Note (September 2026): 70-118 does match the original description.

Dimensions

Height

9-1/2 in

Width

5 in

Diameter

4 in

Material

Glass

Provenance

Notes

Label "Bottle held remedy for cholera 1828 remedy was whiskey, spices & herbs mixed."