Limestone marble fragment.
Limestone | Object #: 1839762
Extremely degraded. Does not appear to belong to marble frag 1839784 because to put them together would create an egg-shaped marble.
Extremely degraded. Does not appear to belong to marble frag 1839784 because to put them together would create an egg-shaped marble.
The object pictured here is a simple toy marble. It is made of limestone and polished smooth. While it is always difficult to associate an archaeological item with a singular person, it is possible a toy such as this would have been used if not owned by one of the many enslaved children living and working…
Does not appear to belong to marble fragment 1839762 because to put them together would create an egg-shaped marble. Breaks apart easily
Blonde shatter is byproduct of making gunflint.
This wedge of silver is a Spanish 2 real coin that has been cut into a 1/8th portion. Just visible on the piece are the numbers “25,” and small fragment of a crown surmounting a shield bearing the royal arms, indicating the coin was minted in 1725 during the reign of Phillip V. Comprised of pure…
Worn white metal (silver?) coin that has been quartered. Crude and uneven- perhaps a cob coin. Later cob coins cruder- http://www.sedwickcoins.com/articles/colonialcoinage.htm
Design is a dot.
This fragment is the base from a wine bottle made of dark green glass. Illustrated in this fragment is the “kick” or “push-up,” the inward curving dome at the bottom of the bottle. Wine bottles such as this were primarily imported from Britain and Europe in the eighteenth century, and were…
This fragment is the base from a wine bottle made of dark green glass. Illustrated in this fragment is the “kick” or “push-up,” the inward curving dome at the bottom of the bottle. Wine bottles such as this were primarily imported from Britain and Europe in the eighteenth century, and were…
This fragment is a wine bottle seal, bearing the initials of DP Custis. Wine bottles such as this were primarily imported from Britain and Europe in the eighteenth century, and were commonly used to consume cider, beer, wine or liquors in colonial households of all statuses. Seals such as these were…
Once adhered to silver spanish coin 1840590. Came off post-conservation. Reverse of coin date (25) and quatrefoil impressed into textile. Partial pseudomorph, part organic. Bast (vegetal) fiber. Likely linen. Could be hemp. Plain (tabby) weave. Threads appear to be Z-spun.
Missing tip close to thinner end of baculum. Incised line toward thicker end, uneven, and does not totally circle shaft. Iron corrosion on one side.
Both ends broken. Piece was closer to the rivet and is thinning out toward the top.
Only the end of the handle, the pistol grip. Can see the very start of the tang hole--appears cir circular in shape. Thickness is comparable to the pistol-grip handles of forks
Full length of handle; circular hole for tang. Length and thickness comparable to other examples of fork handles in the Mount Vernon collection
Both scales have three pins and mirroring decoration. One of the scales has iron adhered to the inside.
Completeness includes the tang and part of the blade
Very fragmented, one fragment in particular shows the folded position of the knife blade next to the bone handle.
Possibly a crumb brush or clothing brush. Row of 6 holes along shorter sides. Row of 13 holes along edge of two longer sides. 2 central rows consist of 4 holes each. Central hole is the largest and is threaded where handle would have screwed in. Tiny hole above central hole. Some holes retain CU Alloy…
One suspension loop incomplete. Identical to 16th/17th century coiled wire illustrated in "Chatelaines: Utility to Glorious Extravagance" on page 28.