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List of Figures iv
Acknowledgments vi
A brief history of Middleton Place 1
Archeology at Middleton Place 8
Pottery and porcelain 12
Glass tableware 24
Glass manufacture in the United States 29
Medicine Bottles 34
Wine and spirits bottles 39
Beer bottles 40
South Carolina dispensary bottles 43
Food containers 45
Bottles made after 1900 47
Lamp glass 49
Laboratory glass 52
Conclusions 54
Appendix I—Ceramic manufacturer’s marks 56
Appendix II—Significant dates in the American Glass Industry 58
Appendix III—Marks left by different techniques of bottle
manufacture 62
Appendix IV—Artifact catalogue from the Middleton Place privy
excavation 64
Bibliography 73