Object Name
Bottle, Medicine
Artist/Maker
Pitcher’s Castoria Mfg. Co.
Date Made
Circa 1870
Materials
Glass
Catalogue Number
2009.038.033
Dimensions
l: 2.4 cm x w: 4.7 cm x h: 14.3 cm
Description
This is a pharmaceutical-type glass bottle. It has a green tinge, a rectangular base, and chamfered corners. It consists of four panels, a straight neck and a two-part finish. On the side panels are the words "DR. S. PITCHER'S" on one side and "CASTORIA" on the other.
History
Dr. Pitcher formed the Pitcher’s Castoria Mfg. Co. and built the Picher’s Castoria Manufactory at Boston in 1869
