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See large image bottle; mineral water bottle Accession number: L239/1 Collection place: Westerwald, Germany Production date: c. 1750 Material: ceramic; stoneware Measurements: H 257 mm; L 110 mm; DM 70 mm Museum Section: Post-Medieval Summary: Westerwald stoneware mineral water (selter) bottle. Tall ovoid bottle with flat base and squat narrow neck attached to body by strap handle. Salt-glazed dark bluish grey. Painted in cobalt on the upper body with a capital 'P' (the mark of the spa where the bottle was filled). Location: Object stored at Mortimer Wheeler House (Ceramics and Glass store) Category: Stonewares. Sub-category: German. Related publications Gaimster, David, German stoneware 1200-1900, archaeology and cultural history. Containing a guide to the collections of the British Museum, Victoria & Albert Museum and Museum of London London: Trustees of the British Museum, (1997). Pages: 430 p.; ill.ISSN ISBN 0714105716 (Object details: p271, cat. no. 135)

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