Rum bottle
1760–1785
Place madeEngland, Europe
Glass
Overall: 4 in. × 9 1/2 in. (10.2 × 24.1 cm)
Gift of the New-York Historical Society Field Exploration Committee
1919.23
Excavated from British fort at Richmond, Staten Island by the Field Exploration Committee, New-York Historical Society. Fort principally excavated in 1919.
ClassificationsARCHAEOLOGY
DescriptionOlive green, non-lead, blown glass bottle; bottle blown in a dip mold and has a cylindrical neck (mouth and string rim broken off), rounded shoulders, and a squat, cylindrical body with a push-up and pontil mark; iridescence and devitrification in surface.Object NameRum bottle
