An earthenware corked mercury bottle; it has a paper label.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Found in a cabinet in the donors' basement after they bought the house from John Briscoe of Briscoe's pharmacy which was located at 229 Princess Street in Kingston from 1954 to 1966; it is likely that Briscoe acquired the collection during his career as a pharmacists.
Dates
1900
circa 1900
Date Remarks
Similar to other artifacts from this collection (e.g. 003050029) that have been dated to this period.
Material
earthenware: brown
cork; brown
Inscriptions
"MERCURY // LYMAN, SONS & CO. // MONTREAL" printed on the label
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A2-9 Row G
Dimension Notes
Length 12.1 cm x Diam. 5.3 cm
Condition Remarks
The label is faded and stained.
Reference Types
Other
Book
JPG
Reference Comments
Kingston City Directories; CD #9.
Research Facts
John Briscoe took over Bishop's Drugs Ltd in 1954; Bishop owned another store at 528 Princess Street from 1946 to 1954 and it had been a drug store under other ownership from 1923 until 1946; this is a possible origin of some of the collection.
Exhibit History
On exhibit in "Friendly Fire 1812," Agnes Etherington Art Centre, 27 Feb. 2012 - 7 Sept. 2012: L-20120-2.