Object Name
Bottle
Materials
Stoneware --Glaze, lead
Catalogue Number
2009.038.074
Dimensions
Height: 13.5cm Diameter: 6cm
Description
Brown stoneware bottle with unglazed interior. Made in two parts and the joined, the neck and base. The exterior has a spot near the top where the glaze gathered in a large concentration and left a thicker iridescent drip. Has a small sticker on the side with the number 18 on it. Possibly used as a black bottle, for shoe polish.
History
This blacking bottle was found in the walls/floor of City Hall during the 1973 renovations.
