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Object Name
Bottle of Ashes
Object Number
1921-38-1
Description
Small glass bottle with stopper. Clear glass. Bottle square shaped. Stopper affixed to bottle - cannot be removed. Bottle 1/4 full with gray dust. Paper label affixed to two sides of bottle. Handwritten "Ashes from/Mt. Vesuvius/arrived April 27th, 1905/in Brooklyn/S.S. Calabria/anchor line Pier 29" Also blue LHS shield sticker affixed to side of bottle
Category
Communication Artifacts
Date Made
ca. 1906
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