Jim
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Here is a very unusual umbrella mucilage bottle that I dug recently. We've all seen these pontiled umbrellas with the shouldered shape, but this thing is enormous- It measures 4 1/4" tall and about 3" across the base. When it first popped out, I thought it was an oil lamp, but it has an inward-rolled lip, so it is definitely a bottle.
I photographed it next to a standard-size (2 1/2") umbrella, which it dwarfs. The big bottle has a round base, but is eight-sided. It was dug in an 1840s-50s context with other ink and glue bottles. Has anyone ever seen one of these in this size? ~Jim
I photographed it next to a standard-size (2 1/2") umbrella, which it dwarfs. The big bottle has a round base, but is eight-sided. It was dug in an 1840s-50s context with other ink and glue bottles. Has anyone ever seen one of these in this size? ~Jim
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