Wine bottle
Date1650
OriginEngland, London
MediumTin-glazed earnthenware (delft)
DimensionsH: 6 3/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1978-123
DescriptionGlobular bottle with narrow banded neck, strap-loop handle, and flared base. White tin glaze decorated in blue with the inscription “CLARET 1650" and figure-eight swirls beneath.Label TextThe term claret was originally used for yellowish or light red wine, but by the time this bottle was made the term seems to have been used for red wine in general. Of the three primary names of wine listed on seventeenth-century wine bottles, "claret" is the rarest, with just under a quarter so inscribed. "White wine" in its various forms is inscribed on just over a quarter, and the most common, "sack," is inscribed on more than half. The rare inscription "Renish" appears on two bottles and "New connary" on one.
Inscribed"CLARET / 1650"
MarkingsNo
ProvenanceJellinek & Sampson Antiques
1647
1649
1654
1720-1750
ca. 1680
1674 (dated)
1700-1730
ca. 1750
ca. 1770
1748 (dated)
1696 (dated)
1731 (dated)