Tan earthenware bottle, one of three, containing Ober-Selters mineral water, Germany, 1880-1900

PART OF:
Three tan earthenware bottles containing Ober-Selters mineral water, Germany, 1880-1900
Made:
1880-1900 in Nassau

Tan earthenware bottle, one of three, with handle and metal cap, containing Ober-Selters mineral water and bearing impressed Nassau seal, Nassau, Saxony, Germany, 1880-1900

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A653995/2
Materials:
earthenware (salt glazed) and cap, tin foil
Measurements:
height 302 mm
base: diameter 86 mm
cap: diameter 28 mm
with handle: width 102 mm
type:
bottle

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