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Description: | Three fragments of glass from a Post Medieval wine bottle, including the embossed and applied seal. The seal indicates the owner of the bottle and has the initials MW with the date 1693 below. Consistant with this date the glass is a translucent mid olive colour. In around 1636 English law prohibited the sale of wine in glass containers. Individuals were encouraged to have private bottles made with their own seals which they then took to a wine importer who filled them with wine from a cask. Bottles were also provided with a seal for several reasons such as to indicate the contents of the bottle, to commemorate a well-known person, or to identify the owner of the bottle. In this example, the seal probably bears the name of the owner of the bottle. Further research may identify 'MW'. Compare SOMDOR306, SUSS-B45DD3, DEV-717A64 and LON-18B984
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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