The term “onion bottle” is a moniker for the bottle’s round, squatty shape resembling an onion. This style is one of many black glass bottles developed in 17th England that stored and transported wine to U.S. colonies.

Jamestowne archaeologists have uncovered many whole and fragmented onion bottles, signifying the social importance of wine consumption among colonial Englishmen. Seals were added to bottles to mark ownership or status of the supplier/host. “FN” is most likely the marker of Francis Nicholson, the governor of Virginia between 1698 to 1705 (as well as the former governor of Maryland and future governor of Nova Scotia).

Read more about Nicholson Bottles on HistoricJamestowne.org

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