Object number
66/8/6
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Description
Ginger beer bottle made by Denby potteries in Derbyshire. It was found with veterinary bottles at a forge in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire.
This is a ceramic ginger beer bottle, which was manufactured by the Denby potteries in Derbyshire. It was found with veterinary bottles at a forge in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire.
Physical description
1 bottle: stoneware; good condition
Archival history
MERL ‘Handwritten Accession’ form (Institute of Agricultural History) - ‘ Bottle, Ginger Beer // LIVESTOCK- Veterinary, Trades- Professions- Grocer // RC Lambeth Rural Industries Organiser, Cambs // Buff coloured store ginger-beer bottle. It has an incised of manufacturer’s inscription near the base which reads: “WALTER & DENBY POTTERIES, DERBYSHIRE. FITREOUS STONE BOTTLES &c. J.BOURNE PATENTEE, WARRANTED NOT TO ABSORB, EX8”// Dimensions: Base dia 6.8cm, Height 16.5cm // Associated information: This is an example of an early 19th century ginger beer/ lemonade bottle. The Denby Potteries were founded in 1809 by Joseph Bourne, and made domestic drinking vessels, spirit flasks and other ware in a light-brown salt-glazed stoneware (see Hughes, B. & T. 'The Collectors' Encyclopaedia of English Ceramics p 60). Manufacturers of this type of ware were quick to see the potential for advertising; in the late 1900's they began to use transfers, but the earliest examples have incised or stamped inscriptions like this one (see Fletcher, E. 'Bottle Collecting' pp. 52, 57, 60).’
Production date
1800-01-01 - 1824-12-31
Production period
Early-nineteenth century
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_14295.tif - High resolution image
