Shinrone Glasshouse, Co. Offaly, Ireland: Analysis of 17th-Century Glass Vessel Fragments
Author(s): Matt Phelps
Eleven glass vessel fragments were excavated from Shinrone glasshouse in Co. Offaly, Ireland, dating to the early 17th century. Three of the glass fragments were identified as English ‘shaft and globe’ bottle, an early wine bottle type commonly thought to have been put into production c1650. All the fragments were analysed using SEM-EDS and compositions compared to production debris analysed by Sarah Paynter (Paynter et al 2005). Results show that the 11 glass fragments, including the early wine bottle fragments, were produced at Shinrone glasshouse. This indicates that Shinrone, and the family running the glasshouse, possibly the Bigo family, were producing new and innovative ‘shaft and globe’ wine bottles approximately between 1620 and 1641. This date is earlier than 1650, the date commonly thought of as the start date for production of the bottles.
- Report Number:
- 97/2010
- Series:
- Research Department Reports
- Pages:
- 24
- Keywords:
- Glass Post Medieval Technology
