Glass Rowland's Macassar Oil Bottle

Glassware

UNO Archaeological Research and Curation

ACASSAR OIL embossed on front. Part of product name "Macassar oil"

Name/Title

Glass Rowland's Macassar Oil Bottle

Description

Colorless glass hair oil vessel. MACASSAR OIL embossed on front and back. THE HAIR and LANDS (part of "Rowlands") embossed on each side. Pontil mark on bottom.

Context

Iberville

Collection

HANO Iberville

Cataloged By

Ericka Rubio

Research Notes

Notes

Rowland's Macassar oil popular hair/body care item, mass produced in 1810–1940s. Produced by A. Rowland and Son in England. One of the earliest widely advertised products, became popular across the world including the US (New Orleans), Canada, and Austrailia. Mouth-blown, pattern molded. Sold wholesale and exported. https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?params=/context/crm_etds/article/1077/&path_info=Carpenter_2024_Thesis_Final_21_April_2024.pdf (page 173- 176, 19th century St. Francisville, LA excavation) http://www.rowlandgenerations.org/chapter1-1590-1869/ https://sha.org/bottle/finishes.htm https://sha.org/bottle/bases.htm#Dip%20mold%20bases https://sha.org/bottle/pontil_scars.htm https://exhibits.library.ucalgary.ca/s/engl-519-609/item/3216#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-29%2C-13%2C963%2C662 https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~322414~90091557:Text--No--19---Strand%2C-Division-IV-?sort=World_Area%2CType%2CDate%2CSubject&qvq=w4s:/who%2FTallis%2C%2BJohn%2C%2B1817-1876%2FGaspey%2C%2BWilliam%2C%2B1812-1888%2Fwhen%2F1838;sort:World_Area%2CType%2CDate%2CSubject;lc:RUMSEY~8~1&mi=303&trs=316 https://thebhc.org/sites/default/files/beh/BEHprint/v017/p0155-p0168.pdf https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71629702 http://ndl.ethernet.edu.et/bitstream/123456789/49534/1/220.pdf (page 205- 225)

Created By

anthropologyandsociology@uno.edu

Create Date

December 16, 2024

Updated By

anthropologyandsociology@uno.edu

Update Date

December 16, 2024