English Cylinder Bottle with Applied Seal A.S.C.R circa.1760

Origin: English

Colour: Olive Green

Dimensions: Height 10.5in Width 3.75in

Lip: Applied string rim

Base: Kick-up with sand pontil scar

Source: England

Condition: Excellent. Full gloss with minor surface wear.

Special features: Well-struck seal attributed to All Souls Common Room, Oxford University

Seal: A.S.C.R


Fay Banks catalogues this bottle as Type 4(a) c.1763-1782 and further describes both Type 4a and 4b as "Dark, heavy metal which means that although they are probably two of the oldest bottles, they have a high survival potential." She also alludes to the fact that these bottles (Type 4a and 4b) although bearing the same seal, body structure and pontil type, have different string rim construction.
Fay Banks, Wine Drinking in Oxford, 1640-1850, BAR British Series 257, 1997.