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Bottle of wine from 'Royal George' wreck
A bottle of port wine taken from the wreck of the ship of the line 'Royal George'. The bottle is corked, and still containing one third of the original contents. The bottle is made of blown glass with a label: 'BOTTLE OF PORT WINE TAKEN FROM THE WRECK OF THE ROYAL GEORGE SUNK AT PORTSMOUTH IN 1782'.
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0344 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Bottle of port |
| Display location: | Display - Voyagers |
| Vessels: | Royal George (1756) |
| Date made: | ca.1782 |
| Exhibition: | Voyagers |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 265 mm; Diameter: 93 mm |
| Parts: | Bottle of wine from 'Royal George' wreck |