Snuff bottle

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Object Name: 
Snuff bottle
Place Made: 
probably United States
Accession Number: 
85.4.30
Dimensions: 
H: 10.9 cm; 6.3 cm square
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1820-1849
Primary Description: 
Amber non-lead glass; mold-blown. Square with chamfered corners; round mouth; flat base; paper label on one side says "...OBACCO . SCOTCH & RAPPEE SNUFF/2nd/Quality/MANUFACTURED/And Sold by/Levi GARRETT/& SONS/No 128 So Front Street/Philad.a"; two sides have Internal Revenue stamps. Cork has been recently cut to fit.

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Department: 
Early Modern; Modern
Provenance: 
Norman-Wilcox, Grace Steen (American, 1898-1995), Source
1985-03-28
Color: 
amber
Technique: 
mold-blown