Souvenir bottle from Lourdes

Made:
2013 in China and Lourdes
Souvenir bottle from Lourdes, France, empty, made in China Souvenir bottle from Lourdes, France, empty, made in China Souvenir bottle from Lourdes (bottle)

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Souvenir bottle from Lourdes, France, empty, made in China
Science Museum Group Collection
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Souvenir bottle from Lourdes, France, empty, made in China
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Souvenir bottle from Lourdes, France, empty, made in China, 2013. This bottle was purchased empty on 4th or 5th July 2013 from one of the innumerable small shops in Lourdes, France. The metal plaque on the bottle shows a representation of Our Lady of Lourdes, and the cap is in the shape of a rose. A paper label on the bottom reads ‘Made in P.R.C.,’ for the People’s Republic of China. Author and maker otherwise unknown.

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Object Number:
2014-497
Materials:
glass, metal (unknown), plastic (unidentified) and paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 65 mm x 35 mm x 20 mm, .04 kg
type:
bottle
credit:
Phil Loring