Flask

Flask

South, Stanley A.

Archaeology.

Wachovia (N.C.)--History

Artifacts.

Pottery.

Moravians.

Aust, Gottfried, 1722-1788.

This is a round, unglazed, bisque-fired flask or bottle made of reddish-buff, somewhat mottled, clay. This piece was found in fragments and reassembled by the archaeologists. The flask was made in three pieces. First, the two halves of the body were thrown on a potter’s wheel. The two pieces were welded together with slip. Then, a hole was made in the side where the neck would be applied. The neck was added and smoothed so it appears as one piece. Evidence of this construction is seen only on the interior. A seam is visible where the neck was applied and swirls are visible at the center of the convex surface.

This flask was recovered in twenty pieces from feature B51, Aust Waster Dump #2. The archaeological team reconstructed the piece using Elmer’s Glue. According to Stanley South, Waster Dump #2 was utilized between 1756 and 1760.

Item is labeled B51-4-1-21 in black ink.

Dimensions: 4.75” diameter, 2” thick, 5.875” tall at the spout.

Aust, Gottfried, 1722-1788

1756-1760

Physical Object

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2018.2.17

OC2-Historic Bethabara Park Archaeology Collection Exhibit

Historic Bethabara Park Archaeology Collection

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