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Thunder Bowls and Piss Pots
Abby Cliff/Graduate Student/SUNY Binghamton It is a truth universally acknowledged that in polite conversation, whether in the eighteenth century or the twenty first, one does not talk much about chamber pots, privies, or any related topic. Chamber pots were an … Continue reading
Good Morning Baltimore!
By Eleanor Breen / Project Manager, Archaeological Collections Online As you probably noticed via Facebook, Mount Vernon Archaeology spent last week in Baltimore at the Society for Historical Archaeology’s annual professional conference. We encourage membership in the SHA for networking, … Continue reading
The Art of 18th-Century Dining
By Leah Thomas / Art History & Archaeology Major / Senior / University of Evansville During the 1600s, a typical meal in a colonial home consisted of ingredients that were mixed together and cooked in one pot, then eaten out … Continue reading
