Name/Title
5. Aqua Tinted Medicine Bottle: RosadalisEntry/Object ID
2020.01.370Description
Aqua tinted medicine bottle with "J.J. Lawrence & Co." embossed on the side. With "Baltimore" embossed on the left side of the bottle. Label of contents say "Rosadalis" with dosage and directions on the label. Label was light color with red print. The bottle was made by a "key" mold seams cross the base of the bottle, which dates this bottle. 1850's-1870's. Rosadalis was advertised to "cure" a number of ailments including syphillis, skin diseases, liver disease, blood diseases.
Bottle 1: 2020.01.370
Full intact label, partial cork stopper. Back label torn and edges brittle and paper is brown. (Good)
Bottle 2: 2020.01.371
Glass good. Label torn and missing parts front and back. No stopper. Has swirl defect on left side of bottle. (Good)
Bottle 3: 2020.01.372
Label is missing about 25% on front and same on the back. Front of bottle at the applied lip there is a bubble in the glass. Lip has grind marks. (Good)
Bottle 4: 2020.01.373
This bottle has the full label on front though darkened and hard to read with a small hole at the bottom of the label. Back label is missing except for a few fragments. Glass has a defined line running along with the scam of the key mold. Noticeable flaw in glass. Has partial cork. (Good)
Bottle 5: 2020.01.374
Bottle has flaw on right back shoulder running with the key mold seam. It has no label or stopper. (Good)Acquisition
Accession
2020.01Source or Donor
Miscellaneous FICMade/Created
Artist
Dr. J.J. Lawerance & Co.Date made
1850 - 1870Materials
Material
GlassMaterial Notes
Paper Label