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BOTTLE
Unique ID: MAS-D100101
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Two case gin bottles.
Some of the earliest liquor bottles were square in cross section and generally designed to contain gin though undoubtedly contained various types of liquor and possibly wine. Commonly called 'case gin' or 'taper gin' bottles since they would pack more efficiently in a case (6 to 24 bottles) than round bottles. Case gin bottles are square with a distinct taper inwards from the shoulder to the base. The neck is very short to almost non-existent with the finishes varying from a laid-on ring, flared, mineral finish, oil, and even a blob. This shape and style of bottle originated in, and was commonly made in, Europe at least as early as the mid-17th century. These examples do not exhibit the bevelled corners generally seen on bottles of the 1860s or later (Historic Glass Bottle Identification & Information Website, accessed November 2017), and may therefore be earlier 19th century.
Notes:
This items was found with three cylindrical glass bottles​ (MAS-D100084), seven clay pipes (MAS-D100085) and the lid of a ceramic serving dish (MAS-D100087).
Class:
CONTAINER
Sub class: FOOD AND LIQUID STORAGE CONTAINER
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: With finder
Subsequent action after recording: Submitted as wreck to the Receiver of Wreck
Wreck details
Droit number: 200/17
Chronology
Broad period: NINETEENTH CENTURY
Period from: NINETEENTH CENTURY
Period to: NINETEENTH CENTURY
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 2
Width: 51 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 6th August 2017
Personal details
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Recorded by: L R
Identified by: L M
Secondary identifier: V L
Other reference numbers
Droit ID: 200/17
Materials and construction
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TR3844
Four figure Latitude: 51.1457526
Four figure longitude: 1.4013985
1:25K map: TR3844
1:10K map: TR34SE
Display four figure position on What3Words
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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