Object number
70/102
Creator
Description
This is a stone glazed stoneware ginger beer bottle. The bottle is stamped with maker 'Boyce Superior Ginger Beer, Egham' and bottler 'Button's Superior ware' which is situated at Codnor Park Pottery, Derbyshire. The bottle was dug up by the donor at Swinley Forest, Surrey.
Physical description
1 ginger beer bottle: stoneware; good condition
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘Bottle, Ginger beer // Stoneware jar with narrow neck- brown stoneware cylindrical glaze // Body of jar- Fair letters- BOYCE Superior Ginger bee Egham. Connor Park Pottery. Button’s Superior ware. Ex. Height 17cm. Diameter base- 6.5cm, Diameter neck- 2.5cm // Berkshire, Swinley Forest. Surrey, Egham. Boyce’s Connor Park Pottery // [pencil drawing].’
Production place
Derbyshire
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_10022.tif - High resolution image
