Collection Highlights
Ma-Nuncue
Date:
After 1826
Object Number:
PR.221.58
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Savage's Ursina
Object Number:
Z.507
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Glass, cork, paper, wax
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. ( 8.9 x 5.4 cm )
Marks:
in relief: on wax seal: "SAVAGE'S / . . . / URSINA"
printed paper label: affixed to neck: "Alfred Savage / Thereby certifying that having disposed of my right and in- / terest in the business of ALFRED SAVAGE & CO., to my / late partner and assistant, Me
Description:
Colorless pressed glass bottle containing solidified yellow substance (hair grease); cylindrical neck with prescription lip, narrow shoulder, and cylindrical body; cork stopper with brown wax seal with insignia and inscriptions in relief; printed paper labels affixed to neck and body.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
