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Related: About this forumCenturies-old bottles of cherries unearthed at George Washington's home
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2024/04/22/cherries-george-washington-mount-vernon-1770/Centuries-old bottles of cherries unearthed at George Washingtons home
The two, rare intact bottles, about 250 years old, were discovered by archaeologists working in the Mount Vernon basement.
By Michael E. Ruane
April 22, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. EDT
Archaeologist Tess Ostoyich carefully exposes two intact mid-18th century bottles in the Mansion cellar at George Washingtons Mount Vernon. (The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.)
Archaeologist Nick Beard was gently pushing aside the hardened dirt in the basement of George Washingtons home at Mount Vernon, Va., last fall when he spotted the mouth of a glass bottle.
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Boroughs noted two other finds in Virginia of historic intact bottles containing cherries, and other fruits: one in 1966 in Williamsburg, and the other in 1981 at Thomas Jeffersons estate, Monticello, outside Charlottesville.
We dont find complete objects or artifacts often ever in archaeology, said Lily Carhart, Mount Vernons curator of preservation collections. Usually were dealing with very tiny fragments. Where we find even the beginning of something that looks like it might be complete, that is a truly exceptional day for us.
The cherries were probably picked at Mount Vernon in the 1770s, perhaps before the Revolutionary War, and stored for the future. The bottles, imported from England, dated to the mid-1700s and were likely buried between 1758 and 1776, Boroughs said.
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The two, rare intact bottles, about 250 years old, were discovered by archaeologists working in the Mount Vernon basement.
By Michael E. Ruane
April 22, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. EDT
Archaeologist Tess Ostoyich carefully exposes two intact mid-18th century bottles in the Mansion cellar at George Washingtons Mount Vernon. (The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.)
Archaeologist Nick Beard was gently pushing aside the hardened dirt in the basement of George Washingtons home at Mount Vernon, Va., last fall when he spotted the mouth of a glass bottle.
[...]
Boroughs noted two other finds in Virginia of historic intact bottles containing cherries, and other fruits: one in 1966 in Williamsburg, and the other in 1981 at Thomas Jeffersons estate, Monticello, outside Charlottesville.
We dont find complete objects or artifacts often ever in archaeology, said Lily Carhart, Mount Vernons curator of preservation collections. Usually were dealing with very tiny fragments. Where we find even the beginning of something that looks like it might be complete, that is a truly exceptional day for us.
The cherries were probably picked at Mount Vernon in the 1770s, perhaps before the Revolutionary War, and stored for the future. The bottles, imported from England, dated to the mid-1700s and were likely buried between 1758 and 1776, Boroughs said.
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Centuries-old bottles of cherries unearthed at George Washington's home (Original Post)
sl8
Apr 22
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sl8
(14,345 posts)1. Related(?): Excellent Cherry Bounce From The 1700's - George Washington's Favorite Drink
From Townsends Youtube channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=C87qGIpkR8E
(transcript at link)
marble falls
(58,319 posts)2. Now they got to find that boy sized hatchet.
brush
(54,212 posts)3. Yes, did he or did he not cut down that cherry tree?
marble falls
(58,319 posts)4. Enquiring minds want to know and David Pecker ain't talking.
wnylib
(22,033 posts)6. Harvested from the remains of the...um..."truncated" cherry tree
preserved in a jar for posterity. Good ol' honest George.
marble falls
(58,319 posts)7. Those cherries will be sold as shares in partnerships.
Wonder Why
(3,509 posts)5. Greene wants to impeach him for lying to make trump look better since T claims he is.