Medicine bottle
Giles Schacht & Co.
Category
Glass
Date
Unknown
Materials
Glass and cork
Measurements
110 mm (Height); 40 mm (Diameter)
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 13735
Summary
Cylindrical glass medicine bottle with rounded shoulders, long neck. Remains of cork stuck around inside of neck, brown staining in bottle. Paper label with script in ink reads, Tincture of. Printing along the bottom of the label reads, GILES SCHACHT an CO. Bottom of the bottle is concave and is embossed within a hexagon, Y G / Co. Inside bottle is remnant of cork.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
Giles Schacht & Co., chemist York Glass Co., bottle manufacturer