Oxford All Souls Common Room Glass Bottle c1780

Description

Heading : Oxford All Souls Common Room glass bottle
Date : c1780
Period : George III
Origin : England
Colour : Brown
Neck : Tapered with distinct marver lines and an applied string rim
Body : Cylindrical with straight thick walls and a defined shoulder. Round applied A.S.C.R seal
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 26.4cm tall and approximately 8.8cm in diameter
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight : 857 grams

Additional Information : Bottles were produced for All Souls College from at least 1760 to 1840. A very wide variety of forms are known as styles evolved over the decades with new production techniques. The style of lettering on the seal also varies from print style to script. All Souls has no undergraduates. it is the most elitist of all Oxford colleges. Floreat Exon.

References : Sealed bottles from All Souls College – Jeremy Haslam

https://jeremyhaslam.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/haslam-oxford-tavern-and-the-cellars-of-all-souls-pt-1.pdf

English Bottles and Decanters 1650 – 1900 By Derek C. Davis – Page 29 Plate 9.

Miller’s Collecting Glass By Sarah Yates – Page 139.

Antique Sealed Bottles 1640-1900 By David Burton – Page 1033.