Glass Medicine Bottle

Object/Artifact

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Glass Medicine Bottle

Entry/Object ID

01.31.11a

Description

A small, clear, rectangular-bottomed glass bottle with round shoulders, a narrow neck, and a flared lip. The inside bottom slants upwards to the one side. The glass on the inside of the neck is frosted. An off-white film coats several areas of the inside, with cumulations of particles at the bottom. There is no label on this bottle.

Made/Created

Date made

1800 - 1850

Dimensions

Height

2-1/4 in

Width

7/8 in

Depth

1-1/4 in

Material

Glass, Paper

Provenance

Notes

This medicinal bottle comes from a larger set in the Henry family medicine chest (01.31.1). The bottle has a lid (01.31.11b). This chest and its contents belonged originally to John (1796–1868) and Elvira McClelland Henry (1808–1875) during their years at Red Hill. The chest was passed down in the family to John and Elvira's daughter, Margaret Ann Henry Miller (1827–1881), and then to her daughter, Elvira Henry Miller (1850–1955). It was then given to Rose Miller Gammon Garrett (1946–) through her father, William Miller Gammon Sr. (1900–1970). William Gammon Sr. was a nephew to Elvira Miller. His daughter, Rose Garrett, is a third great-great-granddaughter of Patrick Henry. On September 4, 2001, Rose Gammon Garrett donated the medicine chest (01.31.1) and its contents (01.31.2-25) to the Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation.