Can you help me with this?

[River Rat]

The pics are not the best in the world...still learning. Anyway, this bottle was found while trawling for shrimp in the Rigolets strait that connects Lake Ponchartrain with Lake Borgne.

Seems to be clay, no glazing, no writing, absolutely nothing on it anywhere. The bottom of the bottle has circles (more or less horseshoe shaped) that gets smaller as it reaches the center.

Thanks!

RR

 

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[warsawdaddy]

Looks like Noodle has been throwing her old wine jugs away again! It does look old and frenchy.Maybe Katrina put it in that location.No doubt PBK will deduce it's origin.

 

[PBK]

No doubt PBK will deduce it's origin.

Not a clue, you two!

I think I'd bet on Diggummup or SWR for the answer to this one.

 

[wesfrye53]

RR: Can you believe these guys? Wish I was half as brilliant as they are .

Neat find though. How tall is it?

 

[Angelo]

Similar construction one on ebay.

And another one glazed with similar profile.

From searching it points to a wine bottle.

Tony

 

[dg39]

A wine bottle is precisely what it is.
DG

 

[Angelo]

There's also a bunch of clay base Ink Bottles on ebay.

Tony

 

[Montana Jim]

There's also a bunch of clay base Ink Bottles on ebay.

Tony

Your The Man Tony! I don't know if your right... I just think your The Man!

 

[River Rat]

Thanks for all the replies, but this thing still has me puzzled about being a ink bottle. Yes, I would understand some type of liqueur, but ink

Regardless, it looks nice with my other old bottles & a nice difference too.

I tried getting a better, fancy pic of it, so much to this "glamour shot" stuff, as far as how tall of a bottle...it's almost 10 1/2". I'm tired of having to play around with this camera & resizing

RR

 

[SimonLakeSub]

I agree with SWR, Your bottle is a stoneware ink. (English) Mid 1800s-1890s, These type of inks are a common find around Manhattan, and Jersey City. I have a few in my collection. Newspapers were a big business in those days, all big cities had them. After the ink was used, the bottle was reused for water, beer, wine, etc.

Regards Simon

 

[Angelo]

I agree with SWR, Your bottle is a stoneware ink. (English) Mid 1800s-1890s, These type of inks are a common find around Manhattan, and Jersey City. I have a few in my collection. Newspapers were a big business in those days, all big cities had them. After the ink was used, the bottle was reused for water, beer, wine, etc.

Regards Simon

That explains the early lead poison death of printers

Tony