bottle (containers)

Green glass wine bottle in the mallet form, dated to the first half of the eighteenth-century. On the front of the bottle is a seal with the initals MWP. The initals are surrounded by three star shaped designs with the seal boarded by small raised circles. The base of the glass is nearly flat and a pontil scar is present.

Collection Information

These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.

The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.

If you have any further information about objects in our collections or can suggest corrections to our information, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk