Historical information

Chutney and pickles came in bottles bought at the local grocery store or at a large city store on a shopping expedition. The sale of the bottles changed as did the stopper used to seal it. This bottle may have been re used for homemade chutneys.

Significance

Historical: Change of bottles - shape, embossing, stopper, use.
Aesthetic: Display showing shape & size

Physical description

Clear glass bottle used for chutney or pickles sealed with a cap. Straight sides three quarters of the way up then tapering to the neck and then to the slightly wider opening. Embossed on the base.

Inscriptions & markings

Base: 641 above F996 with M beneath it.