66/8/48

Neck and pirt of the side of a wine bottle, possibly a medicine bottle, in thin green glass. Found at a blacksmith's forge in Great Shelford.
This is the neck and pirt of the side of a wine bottle, possibly a medicine bottle, in thin green glass. The neck is finished with a double laid-on lip (two rings applied to the mouth of the bottle). The original shape of the bottle would appear to have been bulbous, as opposed to straight-sided. 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: Neck and part of side of bottle, possibly a medicine bottle of some kind, in thin green poor quality glass. The neck is finished with double laid on lip ( tow rings applied to the mouth of the bottle). The original shape of the bottle would appear to have been bulbous, as opposed to straight sided // Dimensions: Neck diameter: 3cm // Associated information: The double laid on lip of this bottle are typical of a bottle of the late 18th century. Found in the Forger with veterinary bottles at Gt. Shelford, Cambs.’