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Wine bottle with two-part finish.

Non-Lead | Object #: 1779728

This dark green glass fragment is from a wine bottle finish comprised of a V-shaped lip and down-sloped string rim. The term finish refers to the opening where a cork was inserted and secured, often with a small length of copper alloy wire. The finish is comprised of both the lip, to hold the c...

Wine bottle with two-part finish.

Non-Lead | Object #: 1781564

This dark green glass fragment is from a wine bottle finish comprised of an irregular lip and down-sloped string rim. The term finish refers to the opening where a cork was inserted and secured, often with a small length of copper alloy wire. The finish is comprised of both the lip, to hold the...

Wine bottle with two-part finish.

Non-Lead | Object #: 1781585

This dark green glass fragment is from a wine bottle finish comprised of a V-shaped lip and down-sloped string rim. The term finish refers to the opening where a cork was inserted and secured, often with a small length of copper alloy wire. The finish is comprised of both the lip, to hold the c...

Wine bottle neck with two-part finish.

Non-Lead | Object #: 1781860

This dark green glass fragment is from a wine bottle finish comprised of an irregular lip and V-shaped string rim. The term finish refers to the opening where a cork was inserted and secured, often with a small length of copper alloy wire. The finish is comprised of both the lip, to hold the co...

Bell jar knop and shoulder.

Non-Lead | Object #: 1781865

While the material of this fragment of dark green glass seen here is similar to that of eighteenth century wine bottle, it is of a completely different form. The object is a bell jar or glass dome. These domes flared at the mouth and the rims were often folded back over onto themselves creating...

Aqua pharmaceutical vial finish and neck.

Non-Lead | Object #: 1781896

Aqua glass pharmaceutical vial finish and neck.

Light blue hollow ware glass with fleur de lis design.

Non-Lead | Object #: 1782216

This small fragment of glass is a part of a French perfume bottle and offers an intriguing story of international trade networks. Despite the slightly golden appearance caused by weathering effects, the color of this fragment was originally a dark blue, achieved by adding cobalt to molten glass...

Molded unidentifiable aqua glass bottle.

Non-Lead | Object #: 1782404

Molded aqua bottle glass

Wine glass with bowl base and partial blue and opaque twisted stem

Lead | Object #: 1782766

Possible bell or waisted bowl. Twist composed of 1 opaque and 1 blue spiral thread encircling opaque corkscrew

Wine glass with enamel-twisted straight stem and partial foot

Lead | Object #: 1783059

Straight stem with opaque twists.

Wine glass with enamel-twisted straight stem and partial bowl base

Lead | Object #: 1783122

Straight stem with opaque twists. Bowl is possibly trumpet shaped.

Wine glass foot with partial enamel-twisted stem

Lead | Object #: 1783193

Conical plain foot. Opaque twists starting to form at stem base.

Stem with inverted baluster and air twists.

Lead | Object #: 1783230

10 spiral air twists inside inverted baluster.

Wine glass with partial conical plain foot and straight stem

Lead | Object #: 1783279

Slightly smoothed pontil scar.

Lead | Object #: 1784174

Silver-alloy plated copper alloy button face with stamped floral and geometric design.

Copper/Copper Alloy | Object #: 1785147

This is the metal face, or front portion, of a two piece button. In this style of button, a disk of lathed bone with a beveled edge often served as a button back. The face of the button was commonly fashioned from a sheet of thin metal, usually a variety of copper alloy, which would be crimped ...

Amethyst glass sleeve button inlay with molded scalloped clam shell shape.

Glass | Object #: 1785932

This is a decorative glass inset which originally was set into the metal backing of a linked, or sleeve, button. Such insets are referred to as “pastes,” and could be colored, cut, or molded, and would have been set into metal backings. This example is an amethyst colored glass, which has been ...

Pair of cast copper alloy sleeve buttons with link.

Copper/Copper Alloy | Object #: 1785993

This is a complete linked button, often referred to as a sleeve button. This example is made of cast copper alloy disks joined by a single link. Decoration could be formed through the casting process, or through engraving. In this example, the decorative elements consist of six large dots arran...

Colorless leaded faceted glass sleeve button inlay

Glass | Object #: 1786094

This is a decorative glass inset which originally was set into the metal backing of a linked, or sleeve, button. Such insets are referred to as “pastes,” and could be colored, cut, or molded, and would have been set into metal backings. This example is a leaded colorless glass, which has been s...

Colorless lead glass sleeve button inlay with molded coral branch design

Glass | Object #: 1787142

This is a decorative glass inset which originally was set into the metal backing of a linked, or sleeve, button. Such insets are referred to as “pastes,” and could be colored, cut, or molded, and would have been set into metal backings. This example is a molded, colorless, leaded glass. The dec...