Abstract: A canister for supporting and retaining a bottle and the like, which canister comprises a hollow base formed of a ceramic material and a hollow cylindrical-shaped cover also formed of a ceramic material positionable on the base to completely enclose a bottle between the base and the hollow cylindrical cover. The base has a dish or cup-shaped retainer formed of a plastic material having a resiliency to receive the bottom of the bottle and frictionally retain and cushion same. The cover has an inverted cup-shaped retainer secured to the top end wall of the cover and inverted with respect to the dish or cup-shaped retainer of the base. The inverted cup-shaped retainer on the cover extends into the interior of the cover and is adapted to receive the closed cap of the bottle. Both of said retainers retain the bottle in a fixed position inside the canister spaced from contact with the walls of the base and the cover and at the same time cushion the bottle.