Canteen

Object/Artifact

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Canteen

Entry/Object ID

GHS 290

Description

"Leather-covered bottle [of green glass -BRR] property of Richard Bodell, Made in India by his brother in 1820" -GHS Catalogue. Leather closely stitched around green glass bottle with narrow neck, ovoid body, narrowing to point at bottom. Cylindrical 3 inch long top cover, 5/16 inch wide strap, 56 inches long, attached through top cover and stitched to bottle-cover.

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

India

Dimensions

Height

9-1/2 in

Diameter

3 in

Material

Leather, Glass

Provenance

Notes

Object donated by Richard Bodell, c. 1912 (?BRR).