A clear glass stopper lid to a bottle. It has a thick, rounded square handle and a tapered cylindrical stopper. The bottom appears to be stained a dark brown color.
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 camphor bottle lid comes from a larger set in the Henry family medicine chest (01.31.1).
The lid has a bottle (01.31.4a).
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.
