Williamsburg Reproduction 1650’s Green Glass Onion Wine BOTTLE Jamestown

Description

This green glass bottle is a historical reproduction of one found in Jamestown, Massachusetts dated around 1650-1680.
It bears the seal for Joseph Frances, the same monogram embedded on a shaft and globe bottle artifact on display at the Jamestown Visitor Center Museum.
A historical replica, the Joseph Frances Wine Bottle celebrates Colonial culture and art. During the colonial era it was customary for someone to have personalized seals and monograms put onto bottles for a number of reasons: to ensure the correct person received a delivery, a sign of a person’s wealth and status, or a symbol of ancestry. Today this practice has helped us experience the lives of early Colonial settlers, discover significant persons from the Colonial era, as well as uncover prominent crafts that have survived to present day.
Individually hand blown, this bottle
has slight irregularities, including little bubbles and folds in the glass, as well as the telltale pontil mark at the bottom. It’s in perfect condition with no chips or cracks. PLEASE NOTE: What appears to be a crack near the mouth of the bottle (see image #4) is actually a fold in the glass which occurred during it’s creation.
The bottle measures about 8-1/2′ inches tall and 5 1/2 inches wide. Hand wash only with warm water.
Do not put this item in a dishwasher or oven. It is temperature sensitive.
Made in the USA.