Medicine Bottle

Name/Title

Medicine Bottle

Entry/Object ID

1997.28.16

Description

Green glass medicine bottle with the molded inscription, "DR BAXTER'S MANDRAKE BITTERS LORD BROS PROPRIETORS BURLINGTON VT". The bottle has 12 narrow, straight sides forming a dodecagon that extends to a shallow neck and narrow, cylindrical neck.

Use

Mandrake bitters were used as a cure for indigestion, constipation, and headaches.

Context

Made for Lord Brothers of Burlington, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1997.28

Source or Donor

Morey, Robert C.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Lord Brothers

Place

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bottle, Medicine

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Medicine

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Medical Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Medical & Psychological T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

6-5/8 in

Width

2-1/4 in

Material

Glass

Relationships

Related Places

Place

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America