United State, Antebellum, Slavery
Description
Three pieces together comprising the bottom of a wine-bottle. Glass is "black glass" (very deep green). The conical shape of the "punt" on this base suggests a date around the 1850s, which is consistent with the quality and color of the glass and its lack of surface patination. The scratching where the base would rest on a surface suggests that it may have been used for an extended period as a vessel standing upright on a table or other surface, whether as a water-bottle, vase, or cut down to make a drinking glass. This kind of adaptive re-use of bottles was widespread, but probably especially so among the slave population.
83mm Diameter At Base Glass Wine Bottles
Circa 1835 1865
