66/8/14

Stoneware beer bottle found with a collection of bottles of horse potions. Uncovered at a blacksmith's forge Great Shelford.
This is a large buff-coloured stoneware beer bottle, which was found with a large collection of bottles of horse potions. They were uncovered during the demolition of a blacksmith's forge in Great Shelford. It has a short neck and a flared lip.

1 bottle: stoneware; good condition

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 // 66/8/14 Bottle, TRADES PROFESSIONS grocer.’, MERL ‘Handwritten Accession’ (Institute of Agricultural History) - ‘ Bottle // LIVESTOCK- Veterinary/ Trades- Prof- Grocer // Description: Large buff coloured stone beer bottle, with short neck and flared lip. No manufacturer’s inscription. // Dimensions: Base dia 5.8cm Height 15.5cm // Found in the Forger with veterinary bottles at Gt. Shelford, Cambs.”

Ceramic, stoneware, Glaze

Fired, Glazed