Bottles

thumb|upright|A classic wine bottle thumb|upright|Composite body, painted, and glazed bottle. Dated 16th century Iran.

Calabash (; Lagenaria siceraria), also known as bottle gourd, white-flowered gourd, long melon, birdhouse gourd, New Guinea bean, New Guinea butter bean, Tasmania bean, zucca melon and opo squash, is a vine which is grown for its fruit. It belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae, is native to tropical Africa, and cultivated across the tropics. It can be either harvested young to be consumed as a vegetable, or harvested mature to be dried and used as a kitchen utensil (typically as a ladle or bowl), beverage container or a musical instrument. When it is fresh, the fruit has a light green smooth ski

thumb|Silver amphora-rhyton with zoomorphic handles, , Vassil Bojkov Collection ([[Sofia, Bulgaria)]]

insulated storage vessel

bottle with a nipple to drink from

container usually made from plastic or other materials filled with hot water used for heating

device that enables the removal of metal bottle caps from bottles

top for holding liquid inside a bottle

thumb|upright=1.0|Gourds at a market in Massachusetts

bottle constructed of plastic

form of bottle cap

bottle to contain beer

style of squeeze bottle for laboratory use

thumb|Skin bottle made of goat leather thumb|A leather waterskin from the Judean desert, dating back to 132–135 CE. thumb|upright|Depiction of a waterskin bearer in Persepolis A waterskin is a receptacle used to hold water. Normally made of a sheep or goat skin, it retains water naturally and therefore was very useful in desert crossings until the invention of the canteen, though waterskins are still used in some parts of the world. Though it may have been used over 5,000 years ago by tribal peoples, the first pictures of it are from ancient Assyrians, who used the bladders as floats in 3000 B

flask used to carry alcoholic beverages

thumb|right|cork (material)|Cork and muselet closure atop a bottle of [[Unibroue beer, unopened]] thumb|right|An opened muselet with cap thumb|right|A collection of champagne muselet caps A muselet () is a wire cage that fits over the cork of a bottle of champagne, sparkling wine or beer to prevent the cork from emerging under the pressure of the carbonated contents. It derives its name from the French museler, to muzzle. The muselet often has a metal cap incorporated in the design which may show the drink maker's emblem. They are normally covered by a metal foil envelope. Muselets are also k

thumb|A uranium glass flacon A flacon (from Late Latin , meaning "bottle"; cf. "flagon") is a small, often decorative, bottle. It has an opening seal or stopper and is designed to hold valuable liquids which may deteriorate upon contact with the air. They are widespread in the food industry, the pharmaceutical industry, and the cosmetics industry. They are generally made of glass for perfumes, but can also be made out of plastics for other uses.

portable container for water

beverage transport container

thumb|The top of a flip-top bottle thumb|upright|Breaking the seal on a Flip-top A flip-top, swing-top, lightning toggle, or Quillfeldt stopper (after the inventor, Charles de Quillfeldt) is a type of bail closure frequently used for bottles containing carbonated beverages, such as beer or mineral water. The mouth of the bottle is sealed by a stopper, usually made of porcelain or plastic, fitted with a rubber gasket and held in place by a permanently attached wire bail. The bottle can be opened and resealed repeatedly without the use of a bottle opener, with the wires acting in the same way as

thumb|Statue of a satyr including a torch and a wineskin from 3rd–2nd century B.C thumb|Tang Sancai|tricolor figurine of a [[Sogdian wine merchant holding a wineskin. During the Tang dynasty (618–907), China started to import grape wine from Central Asia.]] A wineskin is an ancient type of bottle made of leathered animal skin, usually from goats or sheep, used to store or transport wine.

type of bottle

device for obtaining samples of seawater at a specific depth

Oldest unopened bottle of wine

bottle for holding snuff powder

traditional Spanish liquid receptacle

Bottle with an item larger than the neck

museum

brand of food and beverage containers invented by William Stanley Jr. (Founded in 1913)

non-pressurized dispensing bottle with an atomizer nozzle

small bottle of an alcoholic beverage

improvised musical instrument

thumb|Classic Sigg bottle|209x209px thumb|351x351px|Sigg bottle made of Stainless Steel. Sigg Switzerland AG is a Swiss manufacturing company with its headquarters in Frauenfeld. Sigg bottles are bottles designed and manufactured in Switzerland from aluminum and polypropylene or in China from stainless steel and glass. The company is famous because of the iconic shape of its classic bottle and numerous designs which have led to its addition to the permanent design collection of the New York Museum of Modern Art.

flexible plastic bottle that can be squeezed to dispense the contained fluid