University of Oxford ASCR Sealed Wine Bottle c1820

Heading : Oxford ‘All Souls Common Room’ glass bottle
Date : c1820
Period : George III
Origin : English
Colour : Brown
Neck : Tapered with an applied neck ring just below the lip.
Body : Cylindrical with straight thick walls and a defined shoulder. Round applied A.S.C.R seal
Pontil : Sand
Glass Type : Sod lime bottle glass
Size : 26.5cms tall
Condition : Good
Restoration : None
Weight : 790g

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.

References : Sealed bottles from al souls college – Jeremy Haslam

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:9clc75LNGY0J:oxoniensia.org/vol%252035/Haslam.doc+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-b

The Decanter an Illustrated history of glass from 1650 By Andy McConnell – Page 37 Plate 40.

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

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