Jar, Apothecary
Object number97.36.33 a,b
Attributed to
Bakewell, Pears & Company
Date1830
MediumGlass
Credit LineGift of Janet and John Clever in memory of Ednah Knox Swigart
DescriptionBlown colorless and blue glass apothecary jar and lid.Dimensions9 x 5.25 in. (22.9 x 13.3 cm)Label TextThese jars must have been popular, as the Bakewell company produced them for 35 years and even profiled them in its 1875 catalog. Probably Bakewell, Pears & Co., Pittsburgh
Subjects
On View
On view
c. 1773
1840-1870
c. 1830
