Cilindrische fles voor 'Constantia wijn'

anonymous, c. 1790 - c. 1800

Bottle 'Constantia' wine, 1685. In the second half of the 17th century, a town grew up around the castle at the Cape, originally known as the Kaapse Vlek. Here, rich Europeans built estates in the surrounding country. One of these estates, Constantia, had its own vineyard. Constantia wine was exported around the world. This bottle was found off the coast of Ghana (West Africa).

  • Artwork typewine bottle
  • Object numberNG-1990-6
  • Dimensionsheight 23.3 cm x diameter 7.4 cm
  • Physical characteristicshelder, donkergroen glas

Identification

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    Cilindrische fles voor 'Constantia wijn'

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  • Object number

    NG-1990-6

  • Description

    Groen glazen fles met vrij brede en korte buik en lange hals. Het zegel bevindt zich op de bolling van de buik vlak onder het begin van de hals. In een ronding staat CONSTAN/ TIA WYN. Constantia wijn was en is een beroemde wijn van de buitenplaats Constantia (later Groot Constantia) in Kaapstad, Zuid-Afrika. De fles is opgebaggerd aan de kust van Ghana. Het mondstuk van de fles is ongelijk.

Creation

  • Creation

    glassblower: anonymous, Noordwest-Europa

  • Dating

    c. 1790 - c. 1800

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    helder, donkergroen glas

  • Dimensions

    height 23.3 cm x diameter 7.4 cm

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Documentation

  • R.H. McNulty, 'Common beverage bottles : their production, use, and forms in seventeenth and eighteenth century Netherlands', Journal of Glass Studies (1972) nr. 14, p. 141 e.v.

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