Technical Description
18th-century apothecary medicine bottle, free-blown from a transparent lead glass of a pale aqua-blue hue. Tapering cylindrical body with a high conical kick-up and rough pontil; tubular neck leading to an everted horizontal lip.
Apothecary bottles and phials were used extensively during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries to store and transport medicines, oils, powders and chemicals. This is a fine example of a bottle most likely used for medicine, the kicked-up base is designed to allow any sediments to gather more easily around the bottom of the bottle and not be poured.
Date & Origin
England, c1740-60. Period of George II or III.
Condition
Excellent, entirely intact, age-related weathering and limey residue to the interior. No chips, cracks or restoration.
Dimensions
Height: 9cm Diameter: 4cm
View a documented example here:
https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co109077/green-glass-bottle-cylindrical-pontil-mark
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Internal Reference: 2023000004
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA980656
Dateline of this antique is Before 1700
Height is 9cm (3.5inches)Width is 4cm (1.6inches)Depth is 0cm (0.0inches)
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