Find Spot record SWD 106 - Post-medieval glass bottle, Barnaby Cottage, High Street

Please read our .

Summary

Glass bottle, C17, height 9 7/8 inches (25 cm). Formerly recorded as SWD MISC

Location

Grid reference TM 5060 7641 (point)
Map sheet TM57NW
Civil Parish SOUTHWOLD, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Glass bottle, C17, height 9 7/8 inches (25 cm). Round, flattened body, with long narrow neck. Golden-brown glass. The contents were discarded but a urine test was positive, so may have been used as a witch bottle. Found by donor mortared into the wall of his garden. Given by R L Adams, Barnaby Cottage, High Street, Southwold (S1).

Formerly recorded as SWD MISC

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <S1> Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. IPSMG, card 1972-127, 1972.

Finds (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Record last edited

Apr 1 2019 3:57PM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any more information about this record? Please feel free to comment with information and photographs, or ask any questions, using the "Disqus" tool below. Comments are moderated, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible.