Ship-in-a-Bottle

Name/Title

Ship-in-a-Bottle

Entry/Object ID

2014.049.010

Description

Ship in bottle Small square bottle with black, white, and red steam ship and white and red lighthouse inside, with background of five mountains, which appear to be made of putty, and green putty “water”. Bottle has black metal screw-cap. Round one inch neck. Sloping shoulders. Rectangular. Moulded in two parts with seams running down two opposing bends in glass. Raised lettering at top of side with “water” reads “CONTENTS/ 2 FL .OZ.”. Raised writing on bottom reads “E 5/ [diamond shape with “D” inside it]/ 2 .”

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Pearce, Dorothy

Notes

Accession Date: 19-Oct-14 Mode of Acquisition: Gift

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

ship-in-a-bottle

Created By

Brunckhurst, Elise

Create Date

January 11, 2015

Update Date

June 16, 2026