Sealed bottles
Encyclopedia
Sealed bottles have an applied glass seal on the shoulder or side of the bottle. The seal is a molten
blob of glass that has been stamped with an embossed symbol, name or initials, and often it included a date. Collectors of bottles sometimes refer to them as Applied seals, Blob seals or Prunt
seals.
Up until the 17th century bottles would have been made of pottery
or leather
but by the middle of the century a 'new' black/dark green glass
wine bottle came into general use. Early glass bottle
s were squat, broad and rounded sometimes referred to as "onion bottles".
Around 1636 English law prohibited the sale of wine by the 'bottle' in England, according to Jancis Robinson's Oxford Encyclopedia of Wine. Individuals were encouraged to have private bottles made carrying their own seals which they then took to a wine
merchant who filled them with wine from a cask
using a liquid measure.
Mölten
Mölten is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 60 km north of Trento and about 12 km northwest of Bolzano .-Geography:...
blob of glass that has been stamped with an embossed symbol, name or initials, and often it included a date. Collectors of bottles sometimes refer to them as Applied seals, Blob seals or Prunt
Prunt
A prunt is a small blob of glass fused to a piece of glass. Prunts are applied primarily as decoration, but also help provide a firm grip in the absence of a handle.- Types of prunt :raspberry prunt:A prunt impressed to the shape of a raspberry...
seals.
Up until the 17th century bottles would have been made of pottery
Pottery
Pottery is the material from which the potteryware is made, of which major types include earthenware, stoneware and porcelain. The place where such wares are made is also called a pottery . Pottery also refers to the art or craft of the potter or the manufacture of pottery...
or leather
Leather
Leather is a durable and flexible material created via the tanning of putrescible animal rawhide and skin, primarily cattlehide. It can be produced through different manufacturing processes, ranging from cottage industry to heavy industry.-Forms:...
but by the middle of the century a 'new' black/dark green glass
Glass
Glass is an amorphous solid material. Glasses are typically brittle and optically transparent.The most familiar type of glass, used for centuries in windows and drinking vessels, is soda-lime glass, composed of about 75% silica plus Na2O, CaO, and several minor additives...
wine bottle came into general use. Early glass bottle
Bottle
A bottle is a rigid container with a neck that is narrower than the body and a "mouth". By contrast, a jar has a relatively large mouth or opening. Bottles are often made of glass, clay, plastic, aluminum or other impervious materials, and typically used to store liquids such as water, milk, soft...
s were squat, broad and rounded sometimes referred to as "onion bottles".
Around 1636 English law prohibited the sale of wine by the 'bottle' in England, according to Jancis Robinson's Oxford Encyclopedia of Wine. Individuals were encouraged to have private bottles made carrying their own seals which they then took to a wine
Wine
Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...
merchant who filled them with wine from a cask
CASK
Peripheral plasma membrane protein CASK is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CASK gene. This gene is also known by several other names: CMG 2 , calcium/calmodulin-dependent serine protein kinase 3 and membrane-associated guanylate kinase 2.-Genomics:This gene is located on the short arm of...
using a liquid measure.
External links
- Bottle seals By Richmond Morcom
- Bottle Glossary
- http://www.glswrk-auction.com/029.htm
- www.swanseaheritage