66/8/41

This is the base portion of a broken wine bottle in thick black glass, showing an intact 'kick-up'. It was found with a large collection of bottles of horse potions which were uncovered during the demolition of a blacksmith's forge in Great Shelford.

1 fragment of bottle: glass

MERL ‘Handwritten Accession’ form - ‘66/8/1-48 // Accession 66/8 // Veterinary Preparations // This group of objects classified under LIVESTOCK veterinary // Photographed Nos: 60/10808-60/10815 // These objects all re-photographed as follows and negative cards put under subsidiary // 66/8/41-48 Bottle (part), Domestic storing drink.’, MERL ‘Handwritten Accession’ (Institute of Agricultural History) - ‘Bottle, Wine (part) // LIVESTOCK/ Veterinary, Domestic- storing- drink // Description: Base portion of a wine bottle in thick black glass, showing intact ‘kick-up’ // Dimensions: Base diameter: 10.5cm // Associated information: This is probably the base of a late 18th century wine bottle, similar to the intact example no. 66/8/1. Found in the Forger with veterinary bottles at Gt. Shelford, Cambs.’