Glass and Ceramic Fragments
MakerGlass fragments .a-.p made by
Glastenbury Glass Factory Company
(American, 1816 - 1827)
Date1816-1827
MediumFragments .a-.p: Blown green glass.
Fragments .q and .r: Wheel-turned grey stoneware with an alkaline glaze.
DimensionsComponent (length x width of q., the largest fragment ): 4 1/2 x 3in. (11.4 x 7.6cm)
Component (length x width of .d, the smallest fragment ): 1 x 1/2in. (2.5 x 1.3cm)
ClassificationsGlassware
Credit LineGift of Old Sturbridge Village
Object number1963.69.1a-r
DescriptionGroup of glass and ceramic fragments excavated from the site of the Glastenbury Glass Factory Company in 1962, by Kenneth Wilson of Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts.
Each fragment is listed below with a physical description and the numbers written in yellow or white paint on the fragment. These numbers correspond to coordinates on a map, copies of which are in the object file.
.a: Free-blown olive-green glass fragment of a bottle rim and neck; "N39/E7".
.b: Mold-blown or pattern molded dark olive-green glass fragment; "AD-1" and "S3/E3".
.c: Pattern-molded olive-green glass fragment; "S2/E2".
.d: Mold-blown dark green glass fragment; "AD-1".
.e: Free-blown olive-green glass fragment of a bottle rim and neck; "AD-1" and "N35/E4".
.f: Mold-blown dark green glass fragment; "S4/E3".
.g: Mold-blown dark green glass fragment; "S2/E6" and "AD-1".
.h: Free-blown olive-green glass fragment of the kick and pontil mark of a bottle; ""AD-1" and "N33/E8".
.i: Free-blown light olive green glass fragment of a snuff bottle neck and rim; "AD-1".
.j: Mold-blown or pattern-molded amber green glass fragment.
.k: Free-blown olive green glass fragment of the kick and pontil mark of a bottle; "N35/W2" and "AD-1".
.l: Mold-blown dark olive green glass fragment.
.m: Mold-blown olive green glass fragment; "AD-1" and "N34/E7".
.n: Mold-blown dark green glass fragment, a portion of a pontil mark.
.o: Dark green glass fragment.
.p: Dark green glass fragment.
.q: Wheel-turned grey stoneware fragment with a green-tinted alkaline glaze on both sides, now crazing; "AD-1" and "BARN AREA".
.r: Wheel-turned grey stoneware fragment with a green-tinted alkaline glaze on both sides, now crazing; "AD-1" and "BARN AREA".
Kick: An indentation in the bottom of a drinking glass, bottle, or other glass object.
Pontil mark: A rough place on a blown glass object where the solid metal rod, or pontil, is cracked off the object after final shaping and decoration. Pontil marks can be polished to achieve a smooth surface.
NotesMaker Note: Original documentation for the glass works gives the name of the company as the "Glastenbury Glass Factory Company". Contemporary spelling of the name of the town is Glastonbury. (Hunt 4/5/2005)Each fragment is listed below with a physical description and the numbers written in yellow or white paint on the fragment. These numbers correspond to coordinates on a map, copies of which are in the object file.
.a: Free-blown olive-green glass fragment of a bottle rim and neck; "N39/E7".
.b: Mold-blown or pattern molded dark olive-green glass fragment; "AD-1" and "S3/E3".
.c: Pattern-molded olive-green glass fragment; "S2/E2".
.d: Mold-blown dark green glass fragment; "AD-1".
.e: Free-blown olive-green glass fragment of a bottle rim and neck; "AD-1" and "N35/E4".
.f: Mold-blown dark green glass fragment; "S4/E3".
.g: Mold-blown dark green glass fragment; "S2/E6" and "AD-1".
.h: Free-blown olive-green glass fragment of the kick and pontil mark of a bottle; ""AD-1" and "N33/E8".
.i: Free-blown light olive green glass fragment of a snuff bottle neck and rim; "AD-1".
.j: Mold-blown or pattern-molded amber green glass fragment.
.k: Free-blown olive green glass fragment of the kick and pontil mark of a bottle; "N35/W2" and "AD-1".
.l: Mold-blown dark olive green glass fragment.
.m: Mold-blown olive green glass fragment; "AD-1" and "N34/E7".
.n: Mold-blown dark green glass fragment, a portion of a pontil mark.
.o: Dark green glass fragment.
.p: Dark green glass fragment.
.q: Wheel-turned grey stoneware fragment with a green-tinted alkaline glaze on both sides, now crazing; "AD-1" and "BARN AREA".
.r: Wheel-turned grey stoneware fragment with a green-tinted alkaline glaze on both sides, now crazing; "AD-1" and "BARN AREA".
Kick: An indentation in the bottom of a drinking glass, bottle, or other glass object.
Pontil mark: A rough place on a blown glass object where the solid metal rod, or pontil, is cracked off the object after final shaping and decoration. Pontil marks can be polished to achieve a smooth surface.
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