Empire State Mineral Waters, Late 19th C. Glass Bottle Impressed with Albany Capital Building tramp art alter piece 4 3/8" widest

4 3/8" widest

--old Indian cast bronze Dhorka box

this old press photo showing three men hard at work "truck gardening under glass" in New Jersey spoke to me--and beyond that I just think it's a beautiful image

some wonderful tiny drawings of an array of animals along one side

I think the combo of mauve + black striped hat and creamy white alligatored paint of the face (and underneath of the coat revealed as the wind catches it) is pretty hard to beat

Empire State Mineral Waters, Late 19th C. Glass Bottle Impressed with Albany Capital Building tramp art alter piece 4 3/8" widestI like buying things of the place where I find them, and thought this c. late 19th c. Empire State Mineral Waters glass bottle, produced for Hennessy and Nolan of Albany, NY, was great looking, and beautifully specific, with the Albany capital building impressed (in relief) across its face, and again on its bottom with that rendering having a very hand drawn feel. I'm not usually much interested in old glass bottles, but I think this is really a cool