Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Bottle |
Catalog Number |
1939.84 |
Date |
ca. 1860 |
Material(s) |
Glass |
Dimensions |
H-7.5 W-4 D-2.25 inches |
Description |
This is an aqua-colored glass bottle. On the back is embossed the image of a man shooting a deer. On the front is a man walking with a hobo stick on his shoulder. Above him are the words "FOR PIKE'S PEAK." |
Notes |
Whiskey flasks embossed with a hiker/prospector image and the words "For Pike's Peak" date to the 1858-1861 gold rush in the Pike's Peak country of Colorado. |
Collection |
KHS Museum Collection |
Subjects |
Bottles Bottling industry Containers Glass industry Glassware |
Search Terms |
glass Glass Industry |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |