Oval glass bottle with a short cylindrical neck and a screw-top plastic lid as well as an attached paper product identification label; the bottle contains poppy oil which was most likely used by Marjorie Winslow when she painted the wax models in the Robertson Collection; the bottle's front and bac…
Oval glass bottle with a short cylindrical neck and a screw-top plastic lid as well as an attached paper product identification label; the bottle contains poppy oil which was most likely used by Marjorie Winslow when she painted the wax models in the Robertson Collection; the bottle's front and back panels curve outwards and the two sides are flat; the front has an attached printed paper label which lists product information; the bottle contains approximately 1/3 of its contents.
Models made between 1940-1945 and this was used in conjunction with the model painting
Material
glass: clear
plastic: black
paper: white; green
poppy oil:
Inscriptions
The bottom of the bottle has embossed on it a triangle with a "4" inside, the number "782" and the number "4"; the label reads, "POPPY OIL // C.R. Crowley // LIMITED // THE PAINTMAN // IMPORTERS & MANUFACTURERS OF // ARTISTS' MATERIALS // 1387 ST. CATHERINE W. MONTREAL"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A5-5 Box 1 Row G
Dimension Notes
Length: 9.8 cm. x Width: 5.1 cm. x Depth: 3.0 cm.
Condition Remarks
The bottle was dirty and dusty; the plastic lid shows no cracks or chips and will not readily come off the bottle; the paper label is complete and legible; there is quite a bit of staining on the label (dirt and oil); about 1/3 of the contents are still in the bottle
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Document
Reference Comments
Model-making techniques described by Marjorie Winslow in an oral interview (transcribed)