Notes
Female figuring missing her head and left arm. Wearing a scoop-neck dress and necklace with a dog at her feet. Her hair is loose down her back. Made of white ball, or tobacco pipe, clay. Possible childrens' toy or adults' decorative figurine. Mold seam visible down left and right side body.
Object Type
All Other ArtifactsWhere Was It Found?
Project Site: South Grove [more details]
Material
Manufacturing Technology
Form
Completeness
Decorative Technology
Decorative Notes
Red paint remants on part of skirt of dress.
Date
18th century
Country of Origin
Dimensions
43.79mm x 70.7mm x 0mm (W x H x L)
Illustration shows object in comparison to the size of a quarter
Weight
37.3 gram(s)
Object Number
2919
DAACS Number
1694533
Project: South Grove
"Beginning in the summer of 1990, a multi-year investigation of the area known as the South Grove, situated just south of the Mansion and the associated kitchen, was initiated. The site was selected as the result of numerous 18th-century artifacts being found there over the years, combined with its high potential for yielding surface-deposited domestic refuse associated with the Washington household. In addition to providing information relating to the daily lives of the Washington Family, analysis of refuse associated with the plantation household would allow direct comparison with the material culture associated with African-American slaves excavated at the “House for Families” quarter.
An extensive sheet midden was partially revealed and tested in 1990, with two much larger portions exposed in 1991 and 1992. The midden was at least 30 feet in diameter and in excess of 1.5 feet in depth at its center. Excavations yielded enormous quantities of faunal remains, ceramics, wine bottle glass—including three different bottle seals—table glass, tobacco pipes, and a wide range of personal and household objects. Based on the materials recovered to date, the midden appears to have been deposited just prior to the American Revolution.
In addition to the midden, several subterranean brick drains also were revealed. Two of the drains apparently connect with the Mansion basement and with the kitchen larder, and date to a period of Construction and major renovation carried out in the 1770s. A third drain may be associated with the earlier kitchen, built before 1752 and demolished in 1775.
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