66/8/46

Base and part of the side of a wine bottle in thick green-black glass, showing an intact 'kick up'. Found at a forge Great Shelford.
This is the base portion and part of the side of a wine bottle, in green-black glass. The 'kick-up' is intact, but is of a thinner, blue glass. It was found with a large collection of bottles of horse potions which were uncovered during the demolition of a blacksmith's forge in Great Shelford.

1 fragment of bottle: glass

MERL ‘Handwritten Accession’ form - ‘66/8/1-48 // Accession 66/8 // Veterinary Preparations // This group of objects classified under LIVESTOCK veterinary // Photographed Nos: 60/10808-60/10815 // These objects all re-photographed as follows and negative cards put under subsidiary // 66/8/41-48 Bottle (part), Domestic storing drink.’, MERL ‘Handwritten Accession’ (Institute of Agricultural History) - ‘Bottle, Wine (part) // LIVESTOCK/ Veterinary, Domestic- storing- drink // Description: Base portion and part of one side of wine bottle, in predominately greenish- black semi- transparent glass. However, the ‘kick up” portion is in much thicker glass and has a noticeable blueish tinge, especially on the underside // Dimensions: Base diameter: 8.8cm Height 6.8cm at highest point // Associated information: See 66/8/41 and/or 66/8/1. Found in the Forger with veterinary bottles at Gt. Shelford, Cambs.’