Collection Highlights
The Funeral of Ulysses Grant
Date:
1885
Object Number:
PR.020.98.1
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Demi-john bottle used for Rum
Object Number:
1945.471b
Date:
1775-1800
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 8 in. ( 41.9 x 36.8 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
Olive-green blown glass oval demijohn with ellipsoidal body, long slightly tapering neck, wide flat ring laid on below tooled lip, smooth slightly depressed base; pontil mark.
Gallery Label:
Demijohns are large bottles, usually wickered, for bottling and shipping liquids. This example has a five gallon capapcity.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bayard Verplanck
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
