Collection Highlights
Come in, and Prevent a "Draft"
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.055.3.105
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Doll's bottle
Object Number:
INV.11536
Date:
1874
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 7.9 x 3.5 x 2.9 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on bottle, front: "MARSEILLE/1874"; "SOCIETE PROTECTRICE LE NEANCE"; "A/ROBERT"
impressed: on bottle, side: "BIBERON ROBERT"
impressed: on bottle, other side: "POUR POUPEE"
impressed: on bottle, back: "PARIS"; "EXPOSITION UNIVERSALLE"; "HONN
Description:
Colorless glass doll's bottle blown in a three-part mold with flanged lip, cylindrical neck, sloped down shoulder, ovoid body with two flat sides, and oval-shaped, shallow concave basal profile; front and back of bottle decorated with medal suspended from ribbon, covered in text; sides of bottle impressed with inscription "BIBERON ROBERT POUR POUPEE."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
