Collection Highlights
Armchair
Date:
1856-1857
Object Number:
1857.11
Medium:
Oak
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Bitters bottle
Object Number:
1953.428
Date:
1867-1875
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. ( 30.8 x 7.9 cm )
Marks:
in relief: on shield: "BROWN'S/ CELEBRATED/ INDIAN HERB BITTERS"
in relief: below robe: "PATENTED 1867"
Description:
Brown-amber non-lead glass bottle blown in full-size two-piece mold in the shape of an Indian Queen; figure wears crown and Indian garb including feathered skirt and long robe, holds shield at her left side which reads "BROWN'S/ CELEBRATED/ INDIAN HERB BITTERS"; nipple at center of base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
