Beer Bottle

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Object Name: 
Beer Bottle
Place Made: 
Japan
Accession Number: 
84.6.15
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 28.9 cm, Diam: 7.9 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1940-1943
Credit Line: 
Gift of W. Q. and Kathleen Gassett Jr.
Primary Description: 
Amber-brown non-lead glass; mold-blown by machine. Cylindrical bottle with neck about 1/4 of total height; machine made collar; raised lettering on shoulder "TRADE . MARK D/ B" and around bottom just above base "DAINIPPON BREWERY CO LTD" "17 *Y 6" on base.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Gassett, W. Q., Jr., Source
1984-09-04
Gassett, Kathleen, Source
1984-09-04
Color: 
amber-brown
Technique: 
mold-blown by machine
Inscription: 
DAINIPPON BREWERY CO LTD 17 *Y 6
inscription
: 
base
TRADE . MARK D/ B
inscription
: 
shoulder