Purple Bottle

Object/Artifact

-

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Purple Bottle

Entry/Object ID

1975. .378

Description

Bottle made of deep purple-wine coloured glass, oval base and curved sides, long neck, mouth that would take cork stopper. Some bubbles in glass and seam-lines visible down sides. Recorded as made in two-piece mold. Glass thicker at base. Original contents unknown. Seam runs through lip. Machine made bottle dated between (1910 - 14) - colour because it contained magnesium and has been put under U/V.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Meyer, M.

Notes

Accession Date: 01-Jan-75 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

bottle

Created By

Garnham, Peter

Create Date

December 19, 1995

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

July 30, 2026