Case Gin Bottle Group

A single square bottle base and 2 small shards recovered from 31CR314 fell into the type generally known as "case gin" bottles. This artifact group was differentiated from the flacon group due to their olive green color and distinctive blowpipe pontil scar exhibited on the base. Square case bottles were traditionally used by druggists at the time of gin's rise in popularity and therefore, this shape became linked to the liquor, a tradition that survives today. Case bottles, which come in a variety of sizes and volumes but with their classic square shape saw little change throughout the 17th and 18th centuries.