 Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Date: 1854 -
Description: Small oblong glass bottle, possibly a medicine bottle. Rounded bottom edges and an indented neck with a wide flange, half of which is missing. Possibly one of a set held upright in a wooden holder. Found in the sand dunes at Marshall Bay. Probably from the George Marshall beached on 15th January, 1862 at Marshall Bay, Flinders Island having been holed by hitting a rock off the Kent group the previous day. All crew and passengers were saved and camped in the dunes until rescued. Format: realia Object: bottles Material: glass Titles: George Marshall Medicine Bottle Subjects: bottles; shipwrecks People/Orgs: George Marshall (vessel) Places: Marshall Bay, Flinders Island, Tasmania Institution: Furneaux Historical Research Association Inc. Object number: FHR_00410 Disclaimer The content of this record is provided by Furneaux Historical Research Association Inc.. For any questions about the content please contact them. |
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