Sack Bottle

Gallery 377a, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

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Sack Bottle

1641

Artist/maker unknown, English

In the seventeenth century, “sack” was a generic term for a variety of wines, the most popular being dry white wine from Spain and the Canary Islands that was imported into England. The earliest bottle bearing the name “sack” is dated 1621, but the majority of these bottles were produced between 1644 and 1652. Bottles intended for the storage or transportation of wine were made in a variety of materials, including clay, prior to the introduction of suitably strong glass in the late seventeenth century.

Gallery 377a, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

Object Details

Title:

Sack Bottle

Date:

1641

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, English

Medium:

Tin-glazed earthenware

Dimensions:

7 1/8 x 5 1/8 inches (18.1 x 13 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Annual Membership Fund, 1921

Accession Number:

1921-29-7

Geography:

Made in Lambeth, London, England, Europe

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Gallery 377a, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

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