Accession No

1922.363 R


Description

Wine bottle seal of green glass. Circular seal with a raised rim and a stamped design consisting of a beaded border containing an inscription around the outside reading 'OLD CHAMPAIGN COGNAC', with the year '1815' in the centre with radiating lines above and below.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Somerset; Avon; Bristol


Period

Post Medieval 19th century 1815


Source

Perceval, Spencer George [collector and bequeather]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1922.363 R


Cultural Affliation


Material

Glass


Local Term


Measurements

40mm x 40mm


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Two labels adhered to back of seal. Handwritten label on white paper reads: 'BRISTOL 1906.' Label printed on green paper reads: 'Spencer George Perceval Collection. 1921.'
Event Date
Author: Lizzy Peneycad


Context (Field collection)
Collected from Bristol in 1906.
Event Date 1906
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Description for 1922.363 A-U: '21 glass seals off wine bottles.'
Event Date 1922
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Access register description for 1922.363 A-U: '21 bottle seals or marks'. Added to this description in black ink in a later hand is '+ Roman glass beads', which has been bracketed and queried in blue ink.
Event Date 1922
Author: Lizzy Peneycad


Description (Physical description)
Wine bottle seal of green glass. Circular seal with a raised rim and a stamped design consisting of a beaded border containing an inscription around the outside reading 'OLD CHAMPAIGN COGNAC', with the year '1815' in the centre with radiating lines above and below.
Event Date 13/2/2024
Author: Lizzy Peneycad


FM:309366

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