Objects
Bottle
Alcohol
Consumption
quart
[Taken from catalogue entry]
A quart bottle with scratch-engraved decoration, bearing the name Lt. John Tittler/ John Littler and possibly decorated by him. A blown transparent heavy dark olive-green non-lead glass bottle, scratch engraved with ‘1739 [heart] Iohn: Lt Tittler [Littler]’.
The remainder of the surface of the bottle is covered with flowers and other motifs including: a woman with both arms raised, holding a bouquet in one hand and a cup in the other; a man smoking a pipe with a jug in one hand, resting it on a fabric-covered table, a dog underneath and a bird behind; a child riding a dog, next to an urn; a carnation, rose and tulip emerging from an elaborate urn; a large thistle and a flowering tulip plant growing from the ground.
The decoration is scratched onto the surface of the glass, though the width and depth of the lines suggest that it was not done with diamond, more likely a sharpened steel point, or a piece of flint or quartz.
Nothing is known about John Littler or Lt. John Tittler, the owner and possible decorator of the bottle.
[975ml is closest to a quart of wine (946ml)]
Production
Dates of Production: from c. 1700
to c. 1750
Consumer
Lieutenant John Tittler
male
Bottle owner
Consumption
exact 1739
Materials
Glass
Glass- green
Museological Details
D.O.G/18
This image is subject to copyright. The holding collection has given permission to reproduce this image on this website.