Onion bottle

[Mdjlucan]

found this on the Thames for sure Can anyone put a ID on this glass sill The initials are FW With a cross On a mount in the middle

 

[epackage]

It can be off a wide range of bottles, not just an onion, I'll see what I can dig up...

 

[yakker]

Maybe Harry Pristis will come on line...

 

[GaRebel1861]

Very cool find.

 

[Bass]

Get a measurement across, it could be helpful

 

[Mdjlucan]

Its 30.36 mm across, thanks

 

[BENTHOR]

Its 30.36 mm across, thanks

that's an exact measurement if I've ever seen one!

 

[Harry Pristis]

In his book, UNDERSTANDING ANTIQUE WINE BOTTLES, Roger Dumbrell provides a notated list of early seals. Unhappily, this particular seal is not listed. He does list some simple "FW" seals, but with no attribution to persons. For example, Dumbrell lists "FW 1764" and "FW" on a circa 1690 onion and "FW" on a circa 1720 mallet. That is my best resource for seal info.

 

[sandchip]

I don't have Dumbrell's book, but didn't see anything in Willie's book either. Danged cool find anyway.