Bottle

Date1770-1780

MediumSoda glass

DimensionsOH.: 8 3/4" OD.: 3 7/16"

Credit LineGift of J. Carlson & R. LaRochelle.

Object number1971-66

DescriptionBottle: Half-size wine bottle, green glass, satin finish; slightly flared lip, uneven wedge-shaped string rim, long slightly tapering-up neck, steep shoulder, cylinderical body, deep kick and open pontil.
ProvenanceDonor: J. Carlson & R. LaRochelle, 400 S. Greenwood Street, Marion, Ohio 43302

Excavated at Fort (Flag) Island, Essequibo River,Guyana (formerly British Guiana) South America. Colony under Dutch rule through most of the 18th century until English take-over in 1796.