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Title |
J.H. Cutter Old Bourbon Bottle, c. 1870s |
Object Name |
Bottle, Spirits |
Description |
J.H. Cutter Old Bourbon Bottle, c. 1870s. Cylindirical amber colored glass bottle with long neck and applied top. Maker's label is embossed on side. This would be the oldest age for a bottle found at Morgan Oyster Beds. |
Date |
c. 1870s |
Creator |
A.P. Hotaling & Company, San Francisco |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Catalog Number |
2019.002.016 |
Dimensions |
H-12 W-3 D-3 inches |
Collection |
3D - Food Service Tools & Equipment |
Inscription Text |
"J.H.CUTTER / OLD / BOURBON / A.P. HOTALING & Co / SOLE AGENT" (embossed on side) |
Provenance |
Part of 4+ boxes of archaeological material recovered from the Morgan Oyster Beds on Bear Island in Belmont, CA. |
Notes |
"In the mid- to late-1800s when A.P. Hotaling’s liquor warehouse was the talk of San Francisco, the most celebrated whiskey in his stock was known as J.H. Cutter, an American whiskey that commanded the premium price of the day – an estimated $5 per bottle. Today, San Francisco’s Hotaling & Co., the importer and distiller formerly known as Anchor Distilling Company, introduces a reincarnation of that original whiskey – J.H. Cutter Whisky (using the spirit’s spelling of the day)." [http://www.spiritedbiz.com/hotaling-co-introduces-j-h-cutter-whisky/ 1/24/2019] |
Search Terms |
Archaeolgy Archaeological Material Archaeological Materials Bottles Morgan Oyster Company |
Subjects |
Bottles Whiskey |
Credit line |
Courtesy of John Shroyer |