Large circular pressed glass bottle; two paper labels, a large rectangular one with medicine info. and a small circular one with picture of Davis & Lawrence Co. offices; kickup bottom; short cylindrical neck with broken cork.
Large circular pressed glass bottle; two paper labels, a large rectangular one with medicine info. and a small circular one with picture of Davis & Lawrence Co. offices; kickup bottom; short cylindrical neck with broken cork.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchase Sept. 1993 from Scott Jordan by Dr. M. Chiong, for his patent medicine collection.
Embossed in glass:"Davis & Lawrence Co. Ltd. // Montreal"; on paper label: "Ferrorim // The Invigorating Tonic // Prepared by // David & Lawrence Co. // New York // Montreal Shanghai"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A3-9 Row B
Length
18.3 cm
Diameter
7.2 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Cork broken; paper discoloured with some foxing or mold on upper right edge of paper label; three ripped spots at top of label; some residue of liquid in bottle; #2: no change; #3: dark brown residue in the bottom of the bottle; spots of brown residue throughout the inside of the bottle, approx 5% of the surface; cork has a crack and shows signs of decomposition; labels have stains and parts have peeled off; there are air bubbles within the glass; no cracks.
Copy Type
Original
Exhibit History
"When Medicine Met Science" exhibit, Ann Baillie Building, April 29, 2003 - 25 Jan 2017
May 24 - Sept. 13, 2001: Agnes Etherington Art Centre Museopathy exhibit