Bottle, Fish
- Medium: Glass
- Possible Place Made: USA
- Dates: late 19th century
- Dimensions: 15 1/4 x 4 1/8 x 5 3/4 in. (38.7 x 10.5 x 14.6 cm)
- Markings: Molded in relief on fish's lower lip, along bottom edge of bottle: "D & D"
- Collections: Decorative Arts
- Museum Location:
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor - Accession Number: 52.110.4a-b
- Credit Line: Gift of Alberta P. Locke
- Image: Overall, 52.110.4a-b.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
- Catalogue Description: Colorless blown molded glass bottle (a) (bitters) with stopper (b) molded into shape of fish (perhaps a carp or catfish). Fish's head is at bottom, scaled body and tail rise in gentle S-shaped arch to form neck; flared rim around mouth of bottle. Stopper in shape of tail fits into mouth. Pontil mark. CONDITION: Good; few tiny chips around mouth of bottle and end of stopper; dirt in crevices of tail.
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