Objects
Bottle
Alcohol
Consumption
quart
[Taken from catalogue entry]
A quart bottle made for R Reynolds, dated 1712. Blown transparent heavy dark olive-green non-lead glass, with applied and impressed seal reading ‘*R*/ Reynolds/ 1712’.
It is generally agreed that these bottles, known as ‘black-glass’ bottles were developed at least by the late 1640s. They became an important component of the international English glass trade in the second half of the seventeenth century, being exported all over the world.
Most black-glass bottles were of quart size, although some were made larger and smaller. The shape of the bottles evolved from the earliest spherical body and long tapered neck, similar to contemporary English delft serving bottles. The bottle bodies became longer and straighter, with shorter necks, closer in form to the modern wine bottle.
Many of these glass bottles have seals applied to identify the owner of the bottle and possibly, its production date, usually with initials, names, coats of arms and dates. Often, these seals might show ownership by taverns or institutions, though there was a trade in used bottles.
[850ml is almost 100ml less than an English wine quart (946ml)]
Production
Dates of Production: 1712
Consumer
R Reynolds
[Not specified]
Materials
Glass
Glass- green
Museological Details
D.O.G/5
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