Toilet bottle

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Toilet bottle

Entry/Object ID

SS.63.28

Description

Bell-shaped bottle with straight sides and curved shoulder extending to the short, cylindrical neck which is fitted with ball-top stopper: of frosted glass, gray-blue in color, the body painted around the center with a wreath of pinkish white roses, red poppies and tannish yellow violets, interspersed with green leaves, the whole joined by curving stems; gilded about the shoulder with a collar of pointed, geometric devices; the neck encircled by a Greek key fret; the base with broad and narrow lines; the stopper with dots separated by short vertical lines.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1800 - 1833 Date made: r. 1800 - 1833

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Diameter at base

Height

4 in

Diameter

2-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 4 x 2 1/8 in. (10.2 x 5.4 cm)

Dimension Description

Without stopper

Height

3 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 3 in. (7.6 cm)

Material

Glass

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Condition: One missing; condition of remaining one good.

General Notes

Note Type

General Note

Note

One missing

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Sunnyside, Front Guest Bedroom