Medicine bottle

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Medicine bottle

Entry/Object ID

SS.61.33

Description

Medicine (patent) bottle: glass, mold-blown, light bluish-green ("aquamarine"); square, chamfered, with tooled lip; proportionately large and cylindrical slightly flared neck; short, slightly arched almost horizontal shoulder; pontil-scarred bottom; in two vertical lines, molded: "DR. S. A/WEAVER'S"; on reverse: "CERATE".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1840 - 1850

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

2-3/4 in

Width

1-1/4 in

Diameter

1 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 2 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 1 in. (7 x 3.2 x 2.5 cm)

Material

Glass

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

SS.61.32 - Medicine bottle - Similar item SS.61.34 - Snuff bottle - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Miscellaneous: In general, a cerate was an external treatment for injuries, with a wax base.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Sunnyside, 2nd floor hall