Susan

From your photo and description I have the following observations:

1. Not a tumbler
2. Possibly a pickle or preserve jar
3. American made
4. The green color comes from the iron in the sand from which the vessel was
made.  Typical American color prior to 1870.  If I had to put a date on them
without seeing the associated ceramics and the context from which it was
recovered (root cellar, basement...) I would say c.1830 -1860
5. Good Luck!

Bill Liebeknecht
Hunter Research Inc.
Trenton, NJ
-----Original Message-----
From: Susan Travis, New South Associates <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Thursday, April 29, 1999 3:06 PM
Subject: Re: Glass Vessels


So far the suggestions I have received on the glass vessels visible
on New South's website (http://www.newsouthassoc.com) are: glue
bottles, boot black bottles, and some sort of medicine jar.  I have
gotten some good suggestions for references, but would still
appreciate more.

Several people have asked for context.  The context of the vessels
is a ca. 1750-1760 privy in downtown Charleston, SC.  There was
some 19th Century overburden that was removed with a backhoe,
although some 19th Century material did end up in the upper level
of the privy.

Susan Travis =