Smithsonian Institution - United States National Museum - Bulletin 249: Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology; Papers 52-54 on Archeology
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7. Bowl with neither heel nor spur, an evolved 18th-century form
in the style of no. 6 but somewhat larger. This is clearly a
later variation of no. 4.[127] Stem-hole diameter 5/64 in. T.N.
19.
8. Base of bowl and stem fragment, of red clay and of local
Virginia manufacture.[128] Apparently a 17th-century form, but
found here in an 18th-century context. Stem-hole diameter 10/64
in. T.N. 18.
[Illustration: FIGURE 15.--CUTLERY and other small finds. One-half.]
FIGURE 15. CUTLERY AND OTHER SMALL FINDS
1. Table knife, iron, with sway-backed and round-ended blade,
thin, winglike shoulders, the tang slightly turned over at the
end but originally 1-1/2 in. in length. A late 17th-century to
early 18th-century blade form.[129] T.N. 23.
2. Table knife, iron, smaller but similar form to no. 1, but with
the blade end less rounded. The tang is bent at right angles at
approximately its midsection, a presumably fortuitous feature
that has been omitted from the drawing. T.N. 23.
3. Table knife, iron, with incomplete blade and broken tang; the
blade narrow and somewhat sway-backed, the shoulders extending
into a double collar below a somewhat heavy tang. The closest
parallel is believed to have been made around 1700.[130] T.N.
23.
4. Table knife, iron, with the blade much worn and the tip
missing, long and heavy shoulders, possibly of octagonal form.
This knife is of a form typical of the 17th century.[131] T.N.
23.
5. Table fork, iron, two-tined, with the long octagonal
shank common in the 17th century,[132] terminating in a
rectangular-sectioned tang. T.N. 10.
6. Table knife, iron, with incomplete blade originally with
upswept and rounded end, but seemingly used after the end
was lost. Back of blade hipped and terminating in octagonal
shoulders and rectangular-sectioned tang. Early 18th century.
T.N. 28.
7. Terminal of pewter spoon handle, a weak form of the "split end"
or "trifid" terminal of the late 17th century.[133] Scratches
on the upper surface can be read as the initials "I H." Early
18th century. T.N. 1.
8. Terminal of pewter spoon handle, spatula form, the handle broad
and thin. A broad arrow mark (perhaps a rough, merchant's mark)
is rouletted onto the upper surface. On the reverse, an Arabic
figure 2, marked in a multiplicity of small scratched arcs, is
sufficiently large as to make use of the entire area of the
terminal. T.N. 18.
9. Pewter spoon handle, with spatula terminal, in an advanced
stage of decay and broken off at the junction with the bowl;
probably rat-tailed. T.N. 3.