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
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...
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