Bottle Fragment

EP-2010-7-64

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Curatorial Section: Historic

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Object Number EP-2010-7-64
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience United States of America | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia County | Philadelphia | Univesity of Pennsylvania Museum
Section Historic
Materials Glass
Description

-Base and bottom of dark green glass bottle (wine-bottle type → heavy) thick glass. Similar to previous bottles, base is concave with huge indentation → cone projecting into glass about 3”, with large rounded end (not pointed). Glass is broken off about 4-5” from base in jagged pattern. Outside of glass is dirty, pockmarked. No distinguishing marks/writing. [2014]

Height 11.9 cm
Width 6.6 cm
Credit Line Penn Museum Building Construction and Expansion Projects

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