by Tom Licence | Jul 10, 2016
Imported wine bottle necks, the one on the right retaining its lead foil (which began to be used to seal the necks/ corks of imported wine bottles c. 1840). From a layer dating to the 1850s.
by Tom Licence | Mar 6, 2016
A transfer-printed blue and white cup, missing the handle. In the bottom is the remnants of red lead paint, which was a standard primer for coating steel. A decision had been made to use the cup for paint as its final service, possibly because the handle had already...
