19th C. Murray &. Lanman Florida Water Bottle with Original Silver Painted Neck egg shaped box ) of Boston— this one

) of Boston— this one begun on November 23

Loss to the paddle as evident

so here they are

This drawing (along with several others I've had int he shop) came from a sketchbook of drawings by Helen Malta from the 1930s or so

19th C. Murray &. Lanman Florida Water Bottle with Original Silver Painted Neck egg shaped box ) of Boston— this oneI just though this was a great looking bottle, for its pale aqua color and proportions and embossed text but especially for its silvery neck, which, from what I've found, was a type of paint used on early versions of this bottle, and which it is pretty rare to find example. Florida Water, developed in the 1830s or so, was a commercially prepared water blending floral essential oils in a water alcohol base, with its name referring to the fabled