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Monthly Archives: May 2012
The Importance of Tobacco Marks
Nichole Zang / E-tern / Public History Major / Stevenson University Hi, I’m Mount Vernon Archaeology’s first E-tern and spent this semester transcribing ledgers from the 18th-century Alexandria and Colchester stores owned by John Glassford and Alexander Henderson (G&H). At … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, History
Tagged Alexandria, Colchester, E-tern, Glassford, Glassford and Henderson, Henderson, tobacco economy, tobacco inspector, tobacco marks
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“3 sorry Earthen Milk Pans:” Evidence for Dairying in Probate Inventories
By Eleanor Breen / Project Manager, Archaeological Collections Online Archaeology and purchase records are two measures of what was used in the past but historical archaeologists often rely on probate inventories to track changes in things like milk pans over time. … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged dairy, dairying, milk pans, mixed grain, probate inventories, tobacco
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Of “midlg size & not Deep:” Milk Pans for the Every Man
By Eleanor Breen / Project Manager, Archaeological Collections Online While the 22 milk pans from the South Grove excavation provide important tangible details about the material and sizes, they are only a small fraction of George Washington’s milk pans. The invoices … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, History
Tagged artifacts, capacity, Colchester, dairy, George Washington, Henderson, milk pans, orders and invoices
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Dairying Artifacts
By Eleanor Breen / Project Manager, Archaeological Collections Online Clues to Mount Vernon’s forgotten outbuilding, were found in the South Grove Midden. Of the 381 excavated ceramic vessels, 22 are milk pans of these ware types: Buckley; William Roger’s earthenware; … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Artifacts
Tagged artifacts, Buckley, capacity, dairy, earthenware, George Washington, milk pans
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Geek Blog!
By Mark Freeman / Web Designer, Stories Past The invoices and orders database, now available on the updated midden website, is based on 3,839 entries documenting a vast array of fabrics, seeds, medicines, shoes, foodstuffs, and plantation tools conveyed to … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology
Tagged consumer revolution, database, England, factor, George Washington, London, orders and invoices, tobacco economy, website
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