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BOTTLE
Unique ID: MAS-D100038
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Four glass bottles that are all square, mould-blown 'case bottles', with a typical tapering profile. The square shape enabled them to be packed more efficiently in a case than round bottles, and the tapering profile stopped them from sticking when removed from the case. These were used for gin (although undoubtedly also sometimes for other spirits or wine). Square case bottles were made in Europe from the middle of the 17th century, but the tapering form seems to have become more common in the 19th century. From the 1880s the bottles were machine made, and the rims properly finished - these examples therefore probably date to the 19th century, but pre-dating the 1880s.
Notes:
This item was found along with an ivy leaf teacup (MAS-D100051).
Class:
FOOD AND DRINK SERVING CONTAINER
Sub class: WINE BOTTLE
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: With finder
Subsequent action after recording: Submitted as wreck to the Receiver of Wreck
Wreck details
Droit number: 090/17
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: NINETEENTH CENTURY
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 4
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 21st May 2017
Personal details
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Recorded by: A BB
Identified by: L M
Secondary identifier: V L
Other reference numbers
Droit ID: 090/17
Materials and construction
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TR2336
Four figure Latitude: 51.07996308
Four figure longitude: 1.18236287
1:25K map: TR2336
1:10K map: TR23NW
Display four figure position on What3Words
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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