66/8/12

Stone ginger beer bottle found with a collection of bottles of potions. Uncovered during the demolition of a blacksmith's forge Great Shelford.
This is a dark brown stone ginger 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.

1 bottle: stoneware; fairly good condition- base chipped

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 // 66/8/12 Bottle, ginger beer, TRADES PROFESSIONS grocer.’, MERL ‘Handwritten Accession’ (Institute of Agricultural History) - ‘ Bottle, Ginger Beer// LIVESTOCK- Veterinary/ Trades- Prof- Grocer // Description: Dark brown stone ginger beer bottle. No manufacturer’s inscription. // Dimensions: Base dia 6.5cm Height 15cm // Found in the Forger with veterinary bottles at Gt. Shelford, Cambs.”

Ceramic, stoneware, Glaze

Fired, Glazed