Bottell, leather

Leather bottell (Period)

Leather bottell (Period)

The leather bottell is a vessel for water or wine, with hoops to let it be hung (from, e.g., a horse’s saddle).  It is a period charge, having been borne by the Worshipful Company of Horners since the end of the 16th Century [Bromley & Child 141-2].  See also water-bouget.

Svein sutari svithanda bears:  Argent, a leather bottell sable between three ogresses.

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