A pair of excavated privy pits (outhouse pits), likely filled with household trash in the 1740s, yielded these objects from New Castle's past.
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English; commonly reused to hold wine and other liquids until they broke, called "junk" bottles in the 18th century. The squat shape provided stability in shipping across the Atlantic.
English stoneware; bears the weights and measures registry mark of "William Regis,' verifying pint volume. Also commonly used at taverns, the mark meant you got what you paid for, although the mark was routinely counterfeited.
American Redware from the Philadelphia or northern Delaware; it exhibits imperfections from the firing process. It would have been used in the kitchen and other informal settings.
Origin is a mystery, although its form is similar to Scandinavian pyriform decanters, circa 1715. It would have been used for formal dining and entertaining.
English, early 18th century; style evolved from Dutch interpretations of Venetian glass, with their elaborate applied decoration.
English tin-enameled earthenware (called Delft), in the common Chinoiserie pattern — one of the 15 in the privies! A matching individual-sized punch bowl also was found. Colonial Williamsburg and Winterthur Museum both hold matching serving punch bowls in their collections.