Part 17 (1/2)

Westerwald stoneware. before 1750 Surface (USNM 60.104; 60.121)

Tidewater-type earthenware. (USNM 60.141; 60.154)

Iron gate pintle. (USNM 60.90; figs. Wall E gateway, 6 29 and 88) inches from west end, south side, 13 inches above undisturbed soil, in bricks in second course.

Bra.s.s harness ring. (USNM 60.53; 2 inches west of figs. 29 and 83i) Wall E gateway, on top of third course of bricks, 7 inches above undisturbed soil.

Bridle bit. (USNM 60.67; figs. 29 5 inches west of and 91c) Wall E gateway, first course, 4 inches above undisturbed soil.

Bottle seal, marked with ”I^[C.]M” (See matching Underneath bridle and first three digits of date seal dated 1737 bit (see above).

”173....” (USNM 60.68) on wine bottle, USNM 59.1688; fig. 78; ill. 37)

Fragment of iron potlid (USNM 60.69; Southwest corner of fig. 87a) Wall E gateway, 7 inches above undisturbed soil, at lowest brick course.

Indian celt, with hole drilled for 16 inches east of use as pendant. (USNM 60.87) southwest corner of Wall E gateway, at undisturbed soil, 7 inches below wall base.

Iron loop from swingletree. (USNM 30 inches east of 60.86) southwest corner of Wall E gateway, at undisturbed soil, 7 inches below wall base.

Wine-bottle base. Diameter 4-1/2 1735-1750 Wall E gateway. Top inches (USNM 60.83) course of bricks, 16 inches north of pintle (see above).

Iron plow colter. (USNM 60.88, Wall E gateway. Top ill. 79) course of bricks, 5.5 feet east of pintle (see above).

In addition to the artifacts listed above numerous others were excavated from the trenches, although few of these have archeological value for purposes of a.n.a.lyzing the structures. Only the finds accompanied by depth and provenience data are significant in evaluating these structures, and in the case of the gateway few are helpful to any degree. The fragmentary bottle seal found there matches exactly a whole seal that occurs on a wine bottle described in a subsequent section.

That seal is dated 1737, and thus this seal must have been similarly dated. Its presence near the lowest level suggests that the wall was in construction at the time the seal was deposited. Bottles were used for a long time, however, so the seal may have reached its final resting place years later than 1737. The Indian celt no doubt fell from the topsoil while the trench in which the wall was built was being excavated. The swingletree gear next to it probably was left there during the construction. The colter, although it appears to be of early 18th-century origin, may have been in use late in the 18th century after the wall had been removed. Since the colter is badly bent, it may have struck the top of the underground wall foundation, and, having been torn off from the plow, perhaps was left on the bricks where it fell.

[Ill.u.s.tration: Figure 20.--EXCAVATION PLAN of Marlborough.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: Figure 21.--EXCAVATION PLAN of wall system.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: Figure 22.--LOOKING NORTH up the old road leading to the creek side.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: Figure 23.--OUTCROPPING OF STONE WALL along old road from creek side.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: Figure 24.--JUNCTION OF STONE WALL A, running from creek side to this point, with brick Wall A-I at top left, Wall A-II at right.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: Figure 25.--LOOKING NORTH in line with Walls A and A-II, Wall A-I joining at right angles.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: Figure 26.--WALL A-II. Breaks in wall date from subsequent placement of fence posts.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: Figure 27.--JUNCTION OF WALL A-I with southeast corner of Structure B.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: Figure 28.--WALL E, south of kitchen, showing gateway foundation.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: Figure 29.--DETAIL OF GATEWAY in Wall E, showing iron pintle for gate hinge in place; also bridle bit (see fig. 91c), harness ring, and bottle base (see ill. 35).]

[Ill.u.s.tration: Figure 30.--WALL B-II looking toward Potomac Creek, with ”Gutt,” shown in 1691 survey, at right.]