A cream ceramic bottle with a thick rounded lip tapering out to a cylindrical body. There is a dark rust colored spot and a blue line.
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Unknown Maker, American

Hiram Wheaton & Sons Beer Bottle

Maker

Unknown Maker, American

Culture

American

Title

Hiram Wheaton & Sons Beer Bottle

Year

1875

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

clay products

Dimensions

25.4 cm (10 inches) (height)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Impressed in blue:HIRAM WHEATON 1875

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

44.378.2

Type

Exhibition History

Trading Earth
Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce
Apr 09, 2022 – Aug 03, 2025

Label copy

Made from malted or germinated grains—especially barley—and flavored with the flowers of hop plants, beer is consumed around the world, with specific ingredients varying by geography. South African beer traditionally is made with maize and sorghum and fermented in large earthenware vessels, where the sugars convert to alcohol. In the US in the 1800s, stoneware bottles—often stamped with the name of the maker or bottler—were commonly used to store and transport beer.

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Unknown Maker, American
Hiram Wheaton & Sons Beer Bottle, 1875
Stoneware with salt glaze and cobalt
25.4 cm (10 inches) (height)
Museum Works of Art Fund 44.378.2

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