Summary
The base and stem of this wineglass was excavated during one of the archaeological digs conducted at the Commonwealth Block site between 1988 and 2003.
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 base, stem and part of the bowl of wineglass of colourless, cut glass.
Physical Description
Fragment of wineglass - clear cut glass, base and stem. 7 x 6 cm. Posibly 1860s
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Heritage Victoria, Industry Superannuation Property Trust, 03 May 2005
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Context Number
04/29
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Site
[CCS] Australia, Victoria, Commonwealth Block, Melbourne
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Exhibition Collection Management
56 mm (Width), 77 mm (Height)
width= diameter
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