Wine bottle

A green glass wine bottle, probably of mainland European origin, painted and gilded with a half-length portrait of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, inscribed 'NELSON' above and 'CARRAWY' below. 'Carrawy' is a variant spelling of 'caraway'. In this case it may indicate the bottle once contained the volatile oil made from so-called 'caraway seeds', which are in fact the dried fruit of the plant.

Object Details

ID: GGG0005
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Wine bottle
Display location: Display - Sea Things Gallery
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Mid 19th century
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 315 x 105 mm