Collection Highlights
Shrewsbury River, New Jersey
Date:
1859
Object Number:
S-229
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Poison bottle
Object Number:
Z.525
Date:
1860-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 1 in. ( 14 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
printed: on label affixed to bottle: "DEAD SHOT!/BED-BUG POISON./This is a powerfully concentrated ar-/ticle - a compound of Mineral and Veg-/etable Poisons - and is very destructive/in its effects. Use it thoroughly upon/the bedstead and cord with a qui
Description:
Aquamarine nonlead glass poison bottle blown in a mold with tooled neck, slightly tapered neck, and long circular body with pontil mark on base; pasted on bottle, paper label printed in black with inscription beginning "DEAD SHOT! BED-BUG POISON"; residue on inside of bottle.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
