THE MIDDLETON PLACE PRIVY HOUSE AN ARCHEOLOGICAL VIEW OF NINETEENTH CENTURY PLANTATION LIFE Helen Woolford Haskell UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA INSTITUTE OF ARCHEOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY POPULAR SERIES 1 Columbia, South Carolina September, 1981 _The University of South Carolina offers equal opportunity in its employment, admissions and educational activities, in accordance with Title IX, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and other civil rights laws._ TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 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 LIST OF FIGURES