Bottle
1600-1699 (made)
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Sewn leather bottle (also referred to as a ‘costrel’ or ‘bottell’), with large rims and a central opening in the centre of the top seam. Features circular 'daisy' stamped decoration irregularly placed across the main body of the bottle and the letters I S repeated. Either side of the opening at the top is a lug hole for a strap by which to carry the bottle. Stopper no longer present.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Moulded leather with sewn edges. |
| Brief description | Cylindrical sewn leather bottle with large rims, English, 1600-1699. |
| Physical description | Sewn leather bottle (also referred to as a ‘costrel’ or ‘bottell’), with large rims and a central opening in the centre of the top seam. Features circular 'daisy' stamped decoration irregularly placed across the main body of the bottle and the letters I S repeated. Either side of the opening at the top is a lug hole for a strap by which to carry the bottle. Stopper no longer present. |
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| Object history | Purchased for £2 from William Downing Webster (1863-1913), Oxford House, Bicester, Oxon (RF 97130/1895). Webster was Collector of Ethnological Specimens, European and Eastern Arms and Armour. Assigned to FWK dept. Attributed as 'English, 17th century' On long loan to the National Trust at Dyrham Park (1968 - before 1990) |
| Historical context | Comparable objects: A leather bottle of this basic type was found in the wreck of The Mary Rose, which sank 19 July 1545. See Julie Gardiner (ed.), Before the Mast: Life and Death aboard the Mary Rose (The Mary Rose Trust, 2017) |
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| Accession number | 429-1895 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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