Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
Date:
ca. 1866
Object Number:
1921.20
Medium:
Steel
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Doll's bottle
Object Number:
INV.11535
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 7/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 in. ( 7.3 x 3.8 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on bottle, front: "BIBERON/POMPE"
impressed: on bottle, side: "MONCHOVAUT"
impressed: on bottle, other side: "A PARIS"
impressed: on bottle, back, numbers indicating level of liquid, next to dashes: "7/6/5/4/3/2/1"
impressed: on base of bot
Description:
Colorless glass doll's bottle blown in a three-part mold with flanged lip, cylindrical neck, sloped shoulder, ovoid body with two flat sides, and oval-shaped, shallow concave basal profile stamped with the number "7"; front of bottle impressed with inscription "BIBERON POMPE"; back of bottle impressed with dashes and numbers indicating level of liquid; with hollow rod.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
