Bottle
ca. 1675 (made)
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The spiral finger-marks indicate that this piece was thrown on a potter’s wheel. The interior is unglazed, as the salt-glaze vapours cannot penetrate the narrow opening of the bottle’s mouth.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Salt-glazed stoneware, thown and with 'pulled' strap handle |
| Brief description | Stoneware with strap handle, large section missing, Fulham Pottery, London, 17th century. MoL no. 97.90/50 (FP86) |
| Physical description | Brown salt-glazed stoneware, with strap handle; broken and repaired |
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| Credit line | Lent by the Museum of London. Copyright Museum of London |
| Object history | Excavated on the site of John Dwight's Fulham Pottery |
| Summary | The spiral finger-marks indicate that this piece was thrown on a potter’s wheel. The interior is unglazed, as the salt-glaze vapours cannot penetrate the narrow opening of the bottle’s mouth. |
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| Accession number | LOAN:MUSEUMLONDON.74-2009 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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