Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
1977.12365 |
Collection |
Decorative Arts Collection |
Media Collection |
Glass Collection |
Manufacturer |
Unknown Midwestern Glass Manufacturer |
Title |
Dr. Robacks Stomach Bitters Bottle |
Date |
Circa 1870 |
Makers Marks |
This piece is unmarked. |
Description |
This medicinal bottle is an example of early American blown and molded glass and was produced at an unknown midwestern glass manufacturer circa 1870. It is made of amber glass and features horizontal rings on the shoulder and base, and an applied lip. The front reads "Dr C.W. ROBACKS STOMACH BITTERS, CINCINNATI, O." |
Medium |
Glass |
Technique |
Blown and Molded |
Height (in) |
9.500 |
Diameter (in) |
4.000 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Early Ohio Glass |
Place of Origin |
United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Ray Tanner |
People |
Tanner, Ray |
Search Terms |
19th-Century Glass Amber Blown and Molded Bottles Brown Druggist Bottles Early American Glass Glass Medicine Bottles Words and Phrases |
Location |
On view in the Arts of Ohio Gallery, 3rd Floor |