{ "record":[ { "id":"38", "old_findID":"MAS-D100038", "uniqueID":"38", "objecttype":"BOTTLE", "classification":"FOOD AND DRINK SERVING CONTAINER", "subclass":"WINE BOTTLE", "length":null, "height":null, "width":null, "weight":null, "thickness":null, "diameter":null, "quantity":"4", "otherRef":null, "curr_loc":"With finder", "discoveryMethod":"15", "treasureID":"090\/17", "broadperiod":"POST MEDIEVAL", "numdate1":null, "numdate2":null, "description":"
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.<\/p>", "notes":"