Bottle

1840-1860

Place madeAlbany, New York, United States, North America

Glass

Overall: 6 x 2 1/2 in. ( 15.2 x 6.4 cm )

Found by Joseph Rapport and Richard Koke of the N-YHS

1949.239e

According to the accession records, this bottle was found by Joseph Rapport and Richard Koke of the New-York Historical Society in Battery Park in 1949 in the excavations for Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel and Battery Park Underpass.

DescriptionBlue with iridescent patina glass bottle blown in a two part-mold with separate base plate; broken above down sloped shoulder; cylindrical body with inscriptions "ALBANY GLASS WORKS / D / NEW YORK" on obverse and "J. & A. DEARBORN N.Y." on reverse; rounded heel and domed basal profile.

Markingsin relief: on obverse: "ALBANY GLASS WORKS / D / NEW YORK" in relief: on reverse: "J. & A. DEARBORN / N. Y."

ClassificationsARCHAEOLOGY