Toilet Bottle

Name/Title

Toilet Bottle

Entry/Object ID

2007.18.494a-b

Description

Large glass bottle stoppered with a cork. The bottle is filled with liquid with brown material now settled near the bottom. There is a paper label printed with an illustration of an indigenous American with a large, feathered war bonnet. The label reads, "YUCCA FOR THE HAIR.", along with a long advertisement for the product and directions for use. The bottle is accompanied by a white cardboard box printed with the image of an indigenous American woman wrapped in fabric with braided hair reading her thighs. The box reads, "YUCCA THE GREAT MEXICAN PREPARATION FOR THE HAIR", along with claims about what the treatment can cure.

Context

Made by the Yucca Company in Burlington, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2007.18

Source or Donor

Carlisle, L. Diana, Carlisle, Penelope

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

The Yucca Company

Date made

1890 - 1901

Place

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bottle, Toilet

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Hygiene Objects

Nomenclature Class

Toilet Articles

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

7-3/4 in

Width

2-3/4 in

Depth

2 in

Material

Glass, Paper, Cork, Cardboard