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“Poppin’ Medicine Bottles”

“Poppin’ Medicine Bottles”

by Amy Simpson | Feb 12, 2021 | Archaeology, Consumption, Fredericksburg, Glass, Medicine Bottles, Nineteenth Century

Featured Fragment –“Poppin’ Medicine Bottles” By Katie Merli Medicinal, pharmaceutical, and chemical bottles have a distinctive look to them, even today. Informative labels, child-proof closures, and even the well-known “Mr. Yuk” stickers from our youth set these...

The Nose Knows: A Perfume Bottle from Fredericksburg

by Amy Simpson | Jul 1, 2019 | Archaeology, Artifact, Fredericksburg, Glass, Household

By: Kerry S. González Often times local residents interested in the history of the area, or more specifically the history of their property, bring us artifacts to identify. Most recently a long-time resident of Fredericksburg brought us some materials found during...

Dovetail Needs Your Help!

by Amy Simpson | Apr 26, 2019 | Archaeology, Artifact, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg Riverfront Park, Glass, Household, Nineteenth Century

By Kerry Gonzalez Continuing our blog series on artifacts recovered from our Riverfront Park excavations in Fredericksburg, we would like to highlight the wine bottle seal pictured below. Marking wine bottles with personalized seals were done near the end of the...

Medicine in a Glass

by Amy Simpson | Jun 15, 2018 | Archaeology, Artifact, Consumption, Glass, Medical, Nineteenth Century, North Carolina, Squirrel Creek

Featured Fragment – Mexican Mustang Liniment for Man and Beast: Patent Medicines at the Squirrel Creek Site By Michelle C. Salvato This month we are once again returning to our series highlighting the artifacts recovered from the Trogdon-Squirrel Creek site...

A Different Kind of Shot Glass

by Amy Simpson | Jul 21, 2017 | Archaeology, Artifact, Glass, Historic Tudor Place and Gardens, Medical, Nineteenth Century

Featured Fragment – Glass Syringe Plunger By Joe Blondino In June 2017, Dovetail conducted excavations on the grounds of Tudor Place, a historic Federal-style mansion in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The excavations focused on an area immediately...

History Well-Preserved

by Amy Simpson | Sep 16, 2016 | Archaeology, Artifact, Civil War, Consumption, Glass, Household, Nineteenth Century

Featured Fragment – Nineteenth-Century Pickle Bottles By Kerry González  Recent excavations by Dovetail, conducted on behalf of Stafford County, recovered two cathedral-style pickle bottles (displayed below). They were located within two separate trash pits at a Civil...
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