Summary
This drinking glass rim was excavated during one of the archaeological digs conducted at the Commonwealth Block site between 1988 and 2003. It is engraved 'Castledonn', '1865'
Alcohol and Drinking.
There were 15 hotels at Little Lon in 1900. The profusion of beer, wine and spirit bottles revealed in excavations at Little Lon confirms that immense quantities of liquor were consumed. Were the drinkers mainly residents or visitors to Little Lon? Unearthed in the former yard of a 'high-class' brothel was a mass of French wine and champagne bottles. Reformers identified alcohol as a major social problem - 'the cause of crime, disease, insanity, marriage breakdown, poverty'.
Physical Description
This is the part of the rim and bowl of a clear glass, drinking glass.
Physical Description
Rim of drinking glass engraved 'Castledonn', '1865'
More Information
-
Collection Names
-
Collecting Areas
-
Manufacture Date
-
Inscriptions
Engraved 'Castledonn', '1865'
-
Context Number
04/26/01
-
Classification
-
Category
-
Discipline
-
Type of item
-
Exhibition Collection Management
50 mm (Length), 70 mm (Width), 20 mm (Height)
-
Dimensions
24 mm (Length), 64 mm (Width), 50 mm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation.
-
Keywords
