Bottle (Preston's Vegetable Purifying Catholicon), 1860s

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Portsmouth Historical Society

Photo by Ralph Morang 2023

Photo by Ralph Morang 2023

Name/Title

Bottle (Preston's Vegetable Purifying Catholicon), 1860s

Entry/Object ID

2022.11

Description

Bottle ("Preston's Vegetable Purifying Catholicon"), unknown maker, 1860s. Blown-molded greenish-glass. Made for William Rantoul Preston (1814-1879), a Portsmouth druggist or apothecary.

Acquisition

Accession

2022.011

Source or Donor

Brodrick, Hollis

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

1860 - 1870

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Location

Front

Transcription

PRESTON'S / VEG. PURIFYING / CATHOLICON / PORTSM, N.H.

Language

English