Wine Bottle
1662 (dated)
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Wine bottle. Inscribed 'CLARET/ 1662' with a paraph below in blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Pinkish white with small specks. Underside unglazed.
Shape: Concave on underside. Handle slightly grooved on inside, rounded on exterior with V-shaped lower terminal. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Pinkish white with small specks. Underside unglazed.
Shape: Concave on underside. Handle slightly grooved on inside, rounded on exterior with V-shaped lower terminal. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in blue |
Brief description | Wine bottle, tin-glazed earthenware, inscribed 'CLARET 1662', London, dated 1662. |
Physical description | Wine bottle. Inscribed 'CLARET/ 1662' with a paraph below in blue. Body colour: Buff. Glaze: Pinkish white with small specks. Underside unglazed. Shape: Concave on underside. Handle slightly grooved on inside, rounded on exterior with V-shaped lower terminal. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997) |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'CLARET/ 1662' painted in blue |
Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
Object history | Purchased from Taylor, Cambridge? by the Museum of Practical Geology before 1871, probably in 1862. Transferred, 1901. |
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Other number | E13. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no. |
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Accession number | 3832-1901 |
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Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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