Collection Highlights
Manhattan Rifles!
Date:
1861-1865
Object Number:
PR.055.3.226
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Nipple and tube
Object Number:
1962.57
Date:
1835-1865
Medium:
Silver plate, copper
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 21.6 x 3.8 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on the bottle cap: "TIEMANNS"
Description:
Cast silver plated nipple and tube; flattened nipple-shaped tip, cast in vertical halves, with a tiny hole and domed flange with a rolled rim; cylindrical tube curving to a domed bottle cap with a rolled rim; tiny tube applied to larger tube as air vent with hole in the cap; maker's mark stamped on the bottle cap.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. John D. Kernan
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
