Bottle Fragment from La Perouse voyage in Botany Bay

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TitleBottle Fragment from La Perouse voyage in Botany BayDatec 1780About this objectA circular glass fragment embossed with a French vintner’s stamp, Balguerie & Cie Bordeaux, showing a bunch of grapes and vine leaves. The fragment, recovered from an Aboriginal shell midden at Kamay Botany Bay, predates 1788 and is associated with La Pérouse’s last known visit.Object No.2021.6Physical descriptionA circular fragment of clear glass, likely from a bottle. The facie features an embossed French vintner’s stamp with a central bunch of grapes sprouting from a vine that curves upward, with a leaf on either side. The legend BALGUERIE & CIE BORDEAUX circles the stamp, with the two “B”s positioned back-to-back at the 6 o’clock position, causing “Bordeaux” to read backward if followed clockwise. The verso is plain and undecorated.CreatorBalguerie & Cie BordeauxInscriptions & marksBalguerie & Cie BordeauxPlace madeFranceMaterialGlassOrganisations (Detailed entries)La Perouse Museum (La Perouse, N.S.W.)ThemesEuropean arrivals

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Bottle Fragment from La Perouse voyage in Botany Bay