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TIMELINE THE 1720'S HOUSE THE 1812 HOUSE
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DETAILED INVENTORY OF HELME HOUSE ARTIFACT & FRAGMENT COLLECTION

Artifacts that were recovered had either surfaced after a rainy season or while the earth was disturbed during planting or removal of plants and bushes. Artifacts include domestic ceramic and bottle glass fragments; architectural materials such as wrought nails, brick fragments and window glass; faunal materials including clam and oyster shells; clothing items such as buttons and miscellaneous iron objects or portions thereof including pieces of farming implements. The recovered ceramic and faunal materials indicted the location of the 1812 House kitchen pit directly north of the side entrance to the Summer Kitchen. The glass pit also included pieces of high buttoned leather shoes and the metal pit were found on a back path.

The detailing of the Helme House inventory follows the formatting of Monticello's Digital Archaeological Archive of Chespeake Slavery, December 15, 2004 database (http://www.daacs.org).

Ceramic and glass bottle fragments were the most numerous. Pearlware was the most common of the refined earthenwares recovered to-date.

FRAGMENTS FOUND IN KITCHEN MIDDEN LOCATED DIRECTLY NORTH OF THE 1812 HOUSE ORIGINAL KITCHEN.

ARTIFACT ID#
COUNT
ARTIFACT CATEGORY
VESSEL CATEGORY
FORM
MFG TECHNIQUE
MATERIAL
CERAMIC GENRE
DECORATIVE TECHNIQUE & COLOR
HH-001
1
Ceramic Sherd
Flat
Unid: Tableware
Wheel Thrown
Redware
----
Slip, red muted with yellow decoration
HH-002
2
Ceramic Sherds
Flat
Unid:Tableware
Wheel thrown
Stoneware prob. American
----
one with grayish stoneware with blue stripes
HH-003
1
Ceramic Sherd
Flat
Unid:Tableware
Press Molded
Pearlware
Feather Edge
Molded, green edging
HH-004
2
Ceramic Sherds
Flat
Unid:Tableware
Press Molded
Pearlware
Feather Edge
Molded, blue edging
HH-005
1
Ceramic Sherd
Flat
Unid:Tableware
Press Molded
Pearlware
Feather Edge
Molded, no color
HH-006
1
Ceramic Sherd
Rounded
Bowl Rim
Press Molded
Parian
----
Molded, raised design, grayish white
HH-007
5
Ceramic Sherds
Flat
Saucer rim/body section (Clews)
Press Molded
Pearlware
Transfer print under, blue
Printed, under, blue, both intense & medium
HH-008
3
Ceramic Sherds
Flat
Unid: Tableware
Press molded
Pearlware
Transfer print under, blue
Printed, under, blue, intense & medium, stippling
HH-009
2
Ceramic Sherds
Flat
Unid: Tableware
Press molded
Pearlware
Transfer print under, blue
Printed, under, blue, medium, leaf design
HH-010
3
Ceramic Sherds
Flat
Unid: Tableware
Press molded
Pearlware
Transfer print under, blue
Printed, under, blue, medium, tree branch
HH-011
3
Ceramic Sherds
Flat
Unid: Tableware
Press molded
Pearlware
Transfer print under, blue
Printed, under, blue, intense
HH-012
3
Ceramic Sherds
Flat
Unid: Tableware
Press molded
Pearlware
Transfer print under, blue
Printed, under, blue, medium & light
HH-013
3
Ceramic Sherds
Flat
Unid: Tableware
Press molded
Pearlware
Transfer print under, blue
Printed, under, blue, light
HH-014
2
Ceramic Sherds
Flat
Unid: Tableware
Press molded
Pearlware
Transfer print under, blue
Printed, under, blue, light
HH-015
1
Ceramic Sherd
Flat
Unid: Tableware
Press molded
Pearlware
Transfer print under, blue
Printed, under, blue, medium, floral
HH-016
3
Ceramic Sherds
Flat
Unid: Tableware
Press molded
Whiteware
----
Greenish translucent glaze
HH-017
3
Ceramic Sherds
Rounded
Unid: Tableware
Press molded
Whiteware
----
muted light blue
HH-018
2
Ceramic Sherds
Flat/Rounded
Unid: Tableware
Press molded
Pearlware or Whiteware
Transfer print under, purple
Printed, under, purple, floral
HH-019
6
Ceramic Sherds
Flat/Rounded
Unid: Tableware
Press molded
Pearlware
Transfer print under, blue
Printed, under, blue, medium
HH-020
3
Ceramic Sherds
Flat
Unid: Tableware
Press molded
Pearlware
Transfer print under, blue
Printed, under, blue, medium
HH-021
3
Ceramic Sherds
Flat
Unid: Tableware
Press molded
Pearlware
Transfer print under, blue
Printed, under, blue, medium
HH-199
4
Stone Sherds
Shaped
Unid: Arrowheads
Chiseled
white quartz
----
----


FRAGMENTS FOUND IN THE KITCHEN MIDDEN THAT MAY HAVE BEEN UTILIZIED BY THE 1720'S HOUSE DUE TO LOCATION.

ARTIFACT ID#
COUNT
ARTIFACT CATEGORY
VESSEL CATEGORY
FORM
MFG TECHNIQUE
MATERIAL
CERAMIC GENRE
DECORATIVE TECHNIQUE & COLOR
HH-200
2
Ceramic Sherds
Flat
Unid: Tableware
Press molded
Pearlware
Feather Edge
Molded, edging blue
HH-201
2
Ceramic Sherds
Flat
Unid: Tableware
Press molded
Pearlware
Transfer print under, blue
Printed, under, blue, medium, light
HH-202
1
Ceramic Sherd
Flat
Unid: Tableware
Wheel thrown
Delftware
Handpainted, blue, delft
Painted free hand, blue, light, waterey rendering
HH-203
2
Ceramic Sherds
Rounded
Unid: Tableware
Press Molded
Pearlware
Transfer print under, blue
Printed, under, blue, intense
HH-204
2
Ceramic Sherds
Flat
Unid: Tableware
Press Molded
Pearlware
Transfer print under, blue
Printed, under, blue, medium, birds


FRAGMENTS FOUND WEST OF THE RED SHED AND TO THE AREA WHERE IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE REMAINS ARE A SUMMER KITCHEN FOUNDATION.

ARTIFACT ID#
COUNT
ARTIFACT CATEGORY
VESSEL CATEGORY
FORM
MFG TECHNIQUE
MATERIAL
CERAMIC GENRE
DECORATIVE TECHNIQUE & COLOR
HH-300
3
Ceramic Sherds
Saucer rim/body section
Unid: Tableware
Press molded
Whiteware
Transfer print under, blue
Raised wheat design,clear glaze
HH-400
1
Bottle, Wine style
Base
Mouth Blown
Domed
Black (deep green)
----
HH-401
1
Bottle, Wine style
Base
Mouth Blown
Domed
Black (deep green)
----
HH-402
1
Bottle, Wine style
Neck with lip
Finishing Tool
Cylindrical/Rounded
Black (deep green)
----
HH-403
1
Bottle, Wine style
Neck with lip
Finishing Tool
Cylindrical/Rounded
Black (deep green)
----
HH-404
1
Bottle, Wine style
Neck with lip
Finishing Tool
Cylindrical/Rounded
Black (deep green)
----
HH-405
1
Bottle, Wine style
Neck with lip
Finishing Tool
Cylindrical/Rounded
Black (deep green)
----
HH-406
1
Bottle, Wine style
Neck with lip
Finishing Tool
Cylindrical/Rounded
Black (deep green)
----
HH-407
1
Bottle, Wine style
Neck
Mouth Blown
Cylindrical
Black (deep green)
----
HH-408
1
Bottle, Wine style
Body Horizontal
Mouth Blown
Circular/Round
Black (deep green)
----
HH-409
1
Bottle, Wine style
Body Horizontal
Mouth Blown
Circular/Round
Black (deep green)
----
HH-410
1
Bottle, Wine style
Body Horizontal
Mouth Blown
Circular/Round
Black (deep green)
----
HH-411
1
Bottle, Wine style
Body Horizontal
Mouth Blown
Circular/Round
Black (deep green)
----
HH-412
1
Bottle, Wine style
Body Horizontal
Mouth Blown
Circular/Round
Black (deep green)
----


FRAGMENTS THAT HAVE SURFACED FROM THE ROSE GARDEN/ORCHARD IN THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY.

ARTIFACT ID#
COUNT
GLASS FORM
GLASS BOTTLE ELEMENT
GLASS BOTTLE MFG TECHNIQUE
GLASS BOTTLE SHAPE
GLASS BOTTLE COLOR
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
HH-5--
2
Bottle stopper
----
Molded
Circular/Round
White (frosted)
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