Smelling Bottle

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Smelling Bottle

Entry/Object ID

1962.23.7

Description

Small container made from an animal's horn. The horn is hollow and closes with a screw-on lid. The lid and the tip of the horn have holes with eye rings attached for hanging on a chain. There is white powder inside the bottle (smelling salts).

Acquisition

Accession

1962.23

Source or Donor

Hartwell, Florence B.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bottle, Smelling

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Assistive Objects

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Length

3 in

Material

Horn

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Town

Waterbury

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America