Bottle and stopper
Category
Glass
Date
Unknown
Materials
Glass, string, sweets and cork
Measurements
60 mm (Height)
Order this imageCollection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 938731.2.1
Summary
Small glass bottle in the shape of a human figure, the neck of the bottle forms a gold hat. The figure has a painted face and feet and a piece of string tied around its neck, from which it is suspended. The bottle, containing tiny red sweets (?), has a cork stopper. Contained within shallow cardboard box and lid, with a pattern of red roses and green stems and leaves on a black ground with various other decorations.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).