Medical Bottle, Glass
Item number 45KI765/M-52 from the The Burke: University of Washington.
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Description
AMEC Analysis: Part: Whole Years (max): 1930 Neck Finish: Lipping Tool Decoration: Paper One brown glass medical bottle with excelsior or windsor oval base profile and patent finish. Cork is still present although contents are not. Seams indicate post-bottom manufacture. Date is from opening of Parke-Davis and Company, which is still open (http://www.myinsulators.com/glass-factories/bottlemarks3.html). Empressed Maker's Mark: P.D. & CO. 340 Exterior surface covered with dried residue creating matte appearance, with mild iridescence. L. Penttila 3/15/2010
Collection Owner
Owned by The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Credit Line
Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation
Geographical Search Terms
King County North America Northwest Coast Puget Sound Washington State Western United States Western Washington
Item History
- Collected by Inc. AMEC Earth and Environmental on February 7, 2006
What
- Name
- Medical Bottle, Glass
- Identification Number
- 45KI765/M-52
- Type of Item
- glass medical bottle
- Material
- brown glass
- Manufacturing Technique
- hand-made and impressed
- Overall
- length 4.445 cm, width 2.8575 cm, height 11.1125 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 104.8 g
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
Who
- Field Collector
- Inc. AMEC Earth and Environmental
When
- Collection Date
- on February 7, 2006
Other
- Accession Number
- 2008-177
- Classification
- Site Type: Historic Debris Scatter/ConcentrationSite Type: Historic Object(s)
- Collection
- Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
- Object Count
- 1
- Excavated By
- Siver, Derek
- Site Number
- 45-KI-765
- Unit
- Area M
- Object Category
- Glass
- Object Sub Category
- Vessel
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