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Object name |
Bottle |
Place of origin |
Spain or United States |
Materials and techniques |
glass, cork, wax |
Physical description |
A dark green bottle with a cork and wax on top. There are two ridges on the top rim and some liquid still in the bottle. |
Historical context |
Bottle of Farquhar Madeira: of 1791 vintage of 1789 (in handmade glass bottle). Considered by Stephen Whitney to be the best in his cellar. The Whitney house faced the south side of Bowling Green, site of the present new Customs House. This wine sold at auction in 1860 for $38 per bottle. |
Current exhibit |
The Long Room |
Catalogue number |
1942.03.001 |
Collection name |
Furniture and Decorative Arts |
Credit line |
Gift of Henry Russell Drowne, Esq., 1942 |
Subjects and places |
United States Spain |