Collection Highlights
Slant-front desk
Date:
1777-1794
Object Number:
1947.461
Medium:
Mahogany
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bottle
Object Number:
1953.407
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 21 x 6.4 cm )
Marks:
embossed: on two sides; "TAYLOR'S" and "BEST"
Description:
Cobalt blue hexagonal glass bottle blown in a three-part mold with a hand-tooled finish embossed on two sides with "TAYLOR'S" and "BEST;" hexagonal base has a slight push-up and a pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
