Bottle - Rum Bottle, c. 1730s
Date
ca. 1737
Description
This is a circa 1737 English-made mallet bottle that originally contained rum or wine. The bottle was one of five whole ones recovered from a trash pit on the site of British-constructed Fort Moore, located on the bluff overlooking the Savannah River on the South Carolina side. The rum was for the British troops and the wine was for officers.
Credit Line
Given in memory of Harold Maness of Beech Island, SC, by Bill Baab.
Location
Storage
Object ID
2013.039.001
