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Wine Bottle

1821-1830 (made)
Artist/Maker
Ricketts, H. (glass-maker)
Place of origin
Bristol (made)

Wine bottle, England (Bristol), made by H. Ricketts, 1821-1830.

Object details

Category
Glass
Object type
Wine bottle
Materials and techniques
Mould-blown glass, with applied seal
Brief description
Wine bottle, England (Bristol), made by H. Ricketts, 1821-1830.
Dimensions
  • Height: 28.5cm
Style
British
Marks and inscriptions
'Doneraile House' on seal, on base 'H.Ricketts & Co Glass Works Bristol' and on shoulder, 'Patent' (owner's mark, and manufacturers' mark)
Gallery label
Seal impressed 'Doneraile House', for the Viscounts Doneraile of County Cork, Ireland. The base moulded with'H.Ricketts & Co Glass Works Bristol' and the bottle fully mould-blown by the process patented by Ricketts in 1821: the shoulder moulded with 'Patent'
Other number
7796 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.32-1971

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O4286/wine-bottle-ricketts-h/
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