University of Reading | Archive and Museum Database

Object number
66/15
Description
This is a commemorative stoneware gin bottle. It is used for holding drink, it has a cream glaze and a cork stopper with a relief portrait of William IV on one side and velocipede on other.
Physical description
1 bottle: pottery; good condition
Archival history
MERL ‘Handwritten catalogue’ form - ‘BOTTLE // Domestic- Storing drink // G. Mayo, Wokingham, Berkshire // William IV portrait on one side, velocipede on the other.’
Object name
Bottle, gin
Material
Ceramic, Glaze
Technique
Fired, Glazed
Associated subject
DOMESTIC AND FAMILY LIFE : serving, eating and drinking
PROCESSING : storage and refrigeration