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Wine Bottle

1646 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
London (made)

Wine bottle of tin-glazed earthenware, inscribed 'SACK 1646' in blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: White and finely crazed with many grey specks. Underside unglazed.
Shape: Very slightly concave on underside. Handle flat on inside, rounded on exterior with V-shaped lower terminal.

Object details

Categories
Delftware
Ceramics
Drinking
Containers
Object type
Wine bottle
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Earthenware
Tin Glaze
Glazed
Brief description
Wine bottle of tin-glazed earthenware, with an inscription in blue, London, 1646
Physical description
Wine bottle of tin-glazed earthenware, inscribed 'SACK 1646' in blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: White and finely crazed with many grey specks. Underside unglazed.
Shape: Very slightly concave on underside. Handle flat on inside, rounded on exterior with V-shaped lower terminal.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.7cm
  • Diameter: 10cm
Height: Ht. 13.7 cms (5 3/8 ins). Diameter: D. 10 cms (3 15/16 ins)
Marks and inscriptions
'SACK 1646' (Inscribed in blue)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Acquired by the Museum of Practical Geology between 1876 and 1893. Transferred, 1901.
Bibliographic references
  • Archer, Michael. Delftware: the tin-glazed earthenware of the British Isles. A catalogue of the collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: HMSO, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1997. ISBN 0 11 290499 8
  • M.P.G. 1893, Y. 1a. Lipski and Archer, No: 1320.
Other number
E7. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
3876-1901

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
Record URL
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