Demijohn

Object/Artifact

-

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Demijohn

Entry/Object ID

NU 2021.157

Description

A small, square wooden box with a glass jar inside. The box has three holes on each side, and a leather strap that is attached to the box with metal rings. The glass jar is amber in color, has a small handle near the top, and a cork still in the neck.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century

Notes

Time period is a guess, based on appearance of the demijohn.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

Around the neck of the bottle

Transcription

5

Material/Technique

Embossed

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Demijohn

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bottle

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Vessel

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

1022

Dimensions

Height

11-3/4 in

Width

8-1/8 in

Length

8-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

Measurements do not include the strap.

Material

Wood, Glass, Leather

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Guy LaMar, Francis LaMar

Notes

Donors

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Gift of Guy and Francis LaMar

Owner/Agent

Guy LaMar

Role

Donor