66/8/47

Base and part of the side of a wine bottle in thick green-blue glass, showing an intact 'kick up'. Found at a forge in Great Shelford.
This is part of the base and side of a wine bottle in green-blue glass. The 'kick-up' section is not intact and has been pieced together. 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: Part of base and side of wine bottle in greenish- blue glass. The ‘kick up’ section is not intact and has been pieced together. The most distinctive feature of this piece is its deep blue colouration, especially on the ‘kick-up’// 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.’