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Culture:English
Title:wine bottle
Date Made:ca. 1770
Type:Food Service
Materials:dark green, bottle glass
Place Made:United Kingdom; England
Measurements:overall: 9 3/4 x 4 1/4 in.; 25.4 cm
Accession Number:  HD 56.221
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
English round, dark green blown glass wine bottle with an applied circular seal impressed "R.H./ Andrew/ Tredmick", where R. H. Andrew is probably the merchant and Tredmick is a town in Cornwall, England. Both Sheelah Ruggles-Brise and Roger Dumbrell list "R.H./ Andrew/ Tredmick." In the early 17th century, English glass manufacturers perfected a "black glass" that was suitable for making sturdy bottles for the domestic and export market. The dark color of the glass (a result of iron impurities in the sand source and the sulfurous fumes from the coal to fire the glass furnace) protected the contents from spoilage. Wine bottle was a generic term, for such bottles held porter, ale, beer, distilled liquors, fortified wines, and a variety of spirits. English bottles typically have a dark olive-green color, large sandy pontil mark, high kick or push-up base, thick walls, and an applied string finish to the lip. Two glass bottles were listed in the 1690 inventory of Benjamin Barrett (1653-1690) of Deerfield, who is described by George Sheldon as a "carpenter and soldier under Capt. Turner, 1676." Personalized bottles with seals (glob of glass impressed with a name/date) cost the consumer up to 1 1/2 times as much as the unmarked versions.

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