Ink Bottle

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Ink Bottle

Entry/Object ID

2014.045.003

Description

HIGGINS RED DRAWING INK Round, clear glass bottle [lip, neck, shoulders] of red ink with black rubber stopper. Rubber stopper has off centre “0” on top. Black label has large red dot, and reads: “HIGGINS/ RED”, “drawing ink [in cursive]”, “AMERICAN DRAWING INK”, “SCARLET”, “waterproof [in cursive]”. Molded into bottom of bottle is “HIGGINS/ A[in circle] 46/ .2./ DRAWING INK”.

Acquisition

Accession

2014.045

Source (if not Accessioned)

Orchard, Phyllis

Notes

Accession Date: 12-Oct-14 Mode of Acquisition: Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bottle

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Vessel

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

ink bottle

Created By

Silver, Christie

Create Date

May 28, 2016

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

October 21, 2025