Laudanum Bottle Lid

Object/Artifact

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Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

Laudanum Bottle Lid

Entry/Object ID

01.31.13b

Description

A small glass stopper lid to a bottle. It has a thick, square handle and a cylindrical, tapered stopper. The bottom is coated in a dark brown residue.

Made/Created

Date made

1800 - 1850

Dimensions

Height

1-1/4 in

Width

5/8 in

Depth

1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Details: Had to use medicine bottle lid 01.31.9b for measurements.

Material

Glass

Provenance

Notes

This laudanum bottle comes from a larger set in the Henry family medicine chest (01.31.1). The lid has a bottle (01.31.13a). 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.