1670 English Wine bottle at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London - From the curators&#x27; comments: &quot;The invention of the dark-green &#x27;black&#x27; bottle coincided with the Restoration of Charles II in 1660 and a period of great prosperity and social climbing. An obvious way to impress guests at the dining table was to serve wine from bottles bearing one&#x27;s name, coat of arms or crest.&quot;