This is a handpainted scene of "The Cat & Fiddle Inn", in New Forest, United Kingdom, built in a Haig Scotch bottle. It was built in 1954 by J. Lines and is signed under the base. The Inn and the scenery is handpainted and also done in relief inside the bottle. The ground is raised and there are four short posts in front of the Inn door. There is a huge sign made of wood and painted white on the right side of the Inn. The picture in the sign show a Cat with a Fiddle. In front of the bottle is a plaque inscribed: "Cat & Fiddle Inn New Forrest". On the back of the bottle and under the putty is a red flower with a yellow center. The bottle is sealed with the original metal locking cap. The Cat and Fiddle Inn is a well known pub in the New Forest 3 miles from Christchurch on main Southampton Road. One of the most ancient roadside inns of this country. It was a last place of call for pilgrims and way-farers on the west boundary of the New Forest. Maintained for this purpose by the Saxon Monastery of Christchurch Twynham. Ancient hostelry known as the house of Catherina Fidelis, from which the present name is derived. It is a well-known resort of smugglers and highwaymen in the 18th Century. The inn parlor is the scene of the last meeting between Roden the Rider and the Smugglers. This is the same maker and bottle as a smaller one listed under Bottle ID 1240.