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Cruet Bottle

Dateca. 1760

OriginEngland, Bristol or London

MediumBlue lead glass

DimensionsOH: 5 3/8” (with stopper); H: 4 3/16” (without stopper); OD: 1 3/4”

Credit LineMuseum Purchase, Michael L. Westfall in Memory of Susan K. Westfall

Object number2024-5,2A&B

DescriptionCruet Bottle: small bottle of shouldered form with tall neck rising to slightly trumpet-shaped mouth; the high shoulder wheel-engraved “ELDER VINEGAR”; ground on the interior of the neck to accept the stopper; facetted spire stopper with tapered shank.
InscribedHigh shoulder wheel-engraved "ELDER VINEGAR".
ProvenanceBefore July 26, 2023, with Gunton Hall Estate (Norfolk, UK); July 26, 2023 [Keys Auctioneers and Valuers, Aylsham, Norfolk, UK]; July 26,2023—January 25, 2024, [Delomosne Fine Antique Glass and Porcelain, Chippenham, UK]; January 25, 2024-present, purchased by The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, Virginia)