Title
Twelve Bottles of Vintage Wine and Spirits
Object Type
Creator
Date
late 19th - early 20th century
Description
TWELVE BOTTLES OF VINTAGE WINE AND SPIRITS from the former wine cellars of Alice Vanderbilt (1845-1934) and Harry Payne Whitney (1872-1930).
Comprising:
-Two bottles of Hurricane Madeira; decanted, demijohned and
rebottled for Mrs. Vanderbilt June 1907 by Morten & Co.; examined and re-corked December 10, 1937.
- One bottle of South Side Madeira vintage 1874, imported into New York July
1886; bottled in June 1897 for H.P. Whitney by Hunt & Leach, New York.
- One bottle of South Side Madeira vintage 1874 … emptied and used for rum
per pencil notation to label (now empty).
- Two bottles of Vintage Port, 1887; imported by Burne, Turner & Co., London;
re-corked June 1, 1920; re-corked December 10, 1937.
- One bottle Eminence Bourbon Whiskey, 1914 from E. La Montange's Sons,
June 19, 1919.
- One Madeira bottle embossed "Dow, 1866"
- One bottle Port "Tears of Douro", 1825.
- One bottle East India Sherry, 1860; bottled for H.P. Whitney.
- One bottle Old Romano 1830 East India Golden Sherry; Holdsworth &
Blackburn, London.
- One bottle Webb Madeira vintage 1819; Imported by Barclay, Livingston & Co., 1828; decanted, demijohned and rebottled for Mrs. Vanderbilt June 1907 by E. Morten & Co.
Comprising:
-Two bottles of Hurricane Madeira; decanted, demijohned and
rebottled for Mrs. Vanderbilt June 1907 by Morten & Co.; examined and re-corked December 10, 1937.
- One bottle of South Side Madeira vintage 1874, imported into New York July
1886; bottled in June 1897 for H.P. Whitney by Hunt & Leach, New York.
- One bottle of South Side Madeira vintage 1874 … emptied and used for rum
per pencil notation to label (now empty).
- Two bottles of Vintage Port, 1887; imported by Burne, Turner & Co., London;
re-corked June 1, 1920; re-corked December 10, 1937.
- One bottle Eminence Bourbon Whiskey, 1914 from E. La Montange's Sons,
June 19, 1919.
- One Madeira bottle embossed "Dow, 1866"
- One bottle Port "Tears of Douro", 1825.
- One bottle East India Sherry, 1860; bottled for H.P. Whitney.
- One bottle Old Romano 1830 East India Golden Sherry; Holdsworth &
Blackburn, London.
- One bottle Webb Madeira vintage 1819; Imported by Barclay, Livingston & Co., 1828; decanted, demijohned and rebottled for Mrs. Vanderbilt June 1907 by E. Morten & Co.
Cultural Origin
Various
Medium
glass
Collection
Source
Gift of Mrs. Whitney Tower, 2017.
Identifier
PSNC.14376.1-12
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