1700s RUM OPEN PONTIL SHIPWRECK RECOVERY BOTTLE

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1700s RUM OPEN PONTIL SHIPWRECK RECOVERY BOTTLE.
This whiskey/rum chestnut flask, sometimes called an onion skin is a recovery from a shipwreck off the Florida coast or possibly Georgia. This one is from my 40 plus year collection and has a large open pontil with a deep kick-up. It is very sharp!! It is a beautiful shade of olive green. The base shows with wear from being refilled as this was common practice in those days 200 plus years ago. It stands right about 7 1/8 inches tall and the base is about 5 1/4 inches across. It has no cracks or chips and has a beautifully applied lip wit a drippy ring below. The kick-up is nearly 2 inches deep and please be very careful when handling as the pontil is sharp. Notice the brown area next to the pontil, this is a little sediment from the ocean floor from which it was found and from being buried for hundreds of years. A super nice rum/whiskey with some blackish/brown swirling inside from the contents or ocean. No damage and a beauty to own!!