bottle; bottom reads "Model of Leather Bottle found on battle-field of Newbury, 1644. Now in Museum." cylindrical in shape with an inward angle, curves inwards to make a small, short neck, mouth is trimmed in gold. beneath the neck is a squared attachment with centered holes. along the right side is a waved ridge with a flat edge. around the bottle base is a double line of raised dashes. the shield is an edged style divided per Pale, white on the left, red on the right. in the upper left corner is green globe; upper right is a ram hanging from a harness tied to its waist. center bottom is a grey shore bird holding a green fish in its beak. in the center of the shield is a bloomed rose halved by the dividing line with opposite colors to the background (red on the left, white on the right). beneath the shield is a scrolling ribbon with Latin writing "Olim Armis Nunc Studiis". below this is "Victoria University". made by W.H. Goss, 1858-1887.
Donor:
University Art Museum (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
England
Verbatim coll. place:
England
Collector:
unknown
Materials:
Ceramic (material), Paint (coating), and Porcelain (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bottles and Miniature (size attribute)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1968
Context of use:
souvenir
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)