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Bottle, toilet

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Material Type
Artifact
Description
Square clear glass bottle with a narrow neck. Plugged with a cork. Attached to front is a light brown paper label. Flower and leaf motif in black at the corners of the label. Text in centre is surrounded by black scrollwork. Text in centre: "NAIL/BLEACH/ANTISEPTIC/DETERGENT/THE SIGN OF/Harriet Hubb…
Repository
West Vancouver Art Museum
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Material Type
Artifact
Accession Number
2005.012.061
Origin - Country
United States of America
Origin - Province / Territory
New York
Origin - Municipality
New York
Use - Country
Canada
Use - Province / Territory
British Columbia
Use - Municipality
West Vancouver
Subject Access
Fashion
Artifact Category
Personal Artifacts: Toilet Article
Description
Square clear glass bottle with a narrow neck. Plugged with a cork. Attached to front is a light brown paper label. Flower and leaf motif in black at the corners of the label. Text in centre is surrounded by black scrollwork. Text in centre: "NAIL/BLEACH/ANTISEPTIC/DETERGENT/THE SIGN OF/Harriet Hubbard Ayer/ THE GENUINE / NEW YORK PARIS / NY USA FRANCE / USA". Label with directions for use at back. Dried up nail bleach residue is visible inside bottle.
Height
7
Width
4.7
Depth
2.5
Units
cm
Material
glass
cork
paper
detergent residue
adhesive
Colour
light brown
black
brown
Marks / Labels
on front, back and around neck of bottle.
Repository
West Vancouver Art Museum
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