Grape Storage Bottle A

Devised by Head gardener at Copped Hall in Essex in 1900’s Jars made by William Wood and Sons of Wood Green. Jars bought by other country houses to store desert grapes in order to impress house guests by serving out of season. Mainly Black Hamburg as at Copped Hall. Jar topped up with water and charcoal added for purification. Jar bunged with lint. Not commercially used unlike Thomery France although Copped Hall did sell surplus in Covent Garden market. Ref: Wm Wood catalogue 1938. Special Stand also offered complete with or without bottles for 114 bunches at £7. L 12 inches (31cms).