A RARE ANTIQUE GLASS BOTTLE FOR PRESERVING GRAPES.
DEVISED BY THE HEAD GARDENER AT COPPED HALL IN ESSEX. A SECTION OF VINE WITH A BUNCH OF GRAPES WAS PLACED IN THE NECK OF THE BOTTLE AND THE BOTTLE FILLED WITH WATER TO WHICH CHARCOAL WAS ADDED FOR PURIFICATION AND BUNGED WITH LINT.
DESSERT GRAPES COULD THEN BE KEPT FRESH TO IMPRESS GUESTS AT COUNTRY HOUSES OUT OF SEASON.
C.1900
IN GREAT CONDITION.
PLEASE NOTE – THE GRAPES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE SALE OF THIS ITEM.
DIMENSIONS: APPROX. 32 CM LONG X 5.5CM WIDE
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