Bottle
Mid-18th century (made)
| Place of origin |
This bottle was made in India, perhaps Western India or the Deccan, in the mid-18th century. The form is based on 'case' bottles of the Netherlands, and the cap is made from a 6 stuivers coin of the Netherlands (Provinces of Holland and W. Friesland), c. 1671-4). The cap bears a Netherlands control stamp of a kind introduced in 1814, but could have been added at any time between then and 1867 when the bottle was acquired by the Museum. The V&A has other glass bottles with similar caps, all from the collection of Joseph Marryat, a noted connoisseur of ceramics and glass from all periods and geographical areas. A related bottle was in the British Museum collections by 1753.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Painted green glass with silver mount |
| Brief description | Green glass bottle with painted decoration and lid of silver mounted coin, Western India or Deccan, mid-18th century. |
| Physical description | Green glass bottle with polychrome painted decoration, the cap made from a Dutch coin mounted in silver. |
| Production | Western India or Deccan. |
| Summary | This bottle was made in India, perhaps Western India or the Deccan, in the mid-18th century. The form is based on 'case' bottles of the Netherlands, and the cap is made from a 6 stuivers coin of the Netherlands (Provinces of Holland and W. Friesland), c. 1671-4). The cap bears a Netherlands control stamp of a kind introduced in 1814, but could have been added at any time between then and 1867 when the bottle was acquired by the Museum. The V&A has other glass bottles with similar caps, all from the collection of Joseph Marryat, a noted connoisseur of ceramics and glass from all periods and geographical areas. A related bottle was in the British Museum collections by 1753. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 16-1867 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2000 |
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