Summary

This turquoise glass bottle was excavated at the Commonwealth Block site between 1988 and 2003. It was manufactured using a two piece mould with a separate base and it was probably used for storing pickles.

Uncovering past food practices.
Of all the archaeological material uncovered in the Little Lon excavations, the remnants of eating and drinking are the most numerous. Broken plates, bowls, cups and cutlery were thrown into rubbish piles with smashed jars that once held jam and pickles, and jugs that held water or cordial. Shells from oysters, abalone and coconuts were tossed in with bones from mutton, beef, rabbit and pork. Pips and seeds from fruit and vegetables were also added to the piles. These objects offer clues to the food consumed by residents of Little Lon, and are important in the rediscovery of a people, place and time long vanished.

Physical Description

This turquoise coloured glass jar has a free blown neck with a knob above the shoulder which is sloping. It has a square body with chamfered corners, a flat resting point and a domed basal profile with vent mark. The seam of the two piece mould it was manufactured with, runs down to the edge of separate base part. The body is embossed with a geometric floral design from the shoulder to the base.

Physical Description

2 piece mould, base separate, laid on ring, free blown neck, neck ring, and sloping shoulder, square body chamfered corners, flat resting point and domed basal profile with vent mark. Cathedral arch moulding on body.

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