SE6294 - Glass
Sepia
Hexagonal pickle bottle, pale green glass, marked ‘4187’ on base, double row of dots around shoulder.
Site Area Code Local
Site Location
Number of Items 1
Material Glass
Museum Reference
Registration Number 6294
ID 114097
Hexagonal pickle bottle, pale green glass, marked ‘4187’ on base, double row of dots around shoulder.
Site Area Code Local
Site Location
Number of Items 1
Material Glass
Registration Number 6294
ID 114097
Sepia, a three-masted barque, was built by Denton, Grey and Company of Hartlepool and was owned by Bethell, Gwyn and Company, London. The vessel, well known as a trader on the Fremantle run, left London on 14 September 1898. Aboard were twelve crew and a mixed cargo of 1 200 tons valued at between £1 200 and £1 400.
Travelling at ten knots on the evening of 29 December, the Sepia ran...