Thirty-Five 18th Century Glass Bottles Discovered

Archaeologists at Mount Vernon have unearthed an astounding 35 glass bottles from the 18th century in five storage pits in the Mansion cellar.
Of the 35 bottles, 29 are intact and contain perfectly preserved cherries and berries, likely gooseberries or currants. The contents of each bottle have been carefully extracted, are under refrigeration at Mount Vernon, and will undergo scientific analysis. The bottles are slowly drying in the Mount Vernon archaeology lab and will be sent off-site for conservation.
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[@kellydooling]

amazing! thank you to all those who work to preserve america’s history in this way.

[@ABeautfulMess]

Ok I watch a channel that gentleman digs out old outhouses and finds loads of bottles from the 1890 to 1920..This would make him go insane.

[@Jerry-fn5nx]

What an incredible discovery 😊

[@davidcreager1945]

That's so cool that they survived 200 years in the ground , and in great shape , from what I could see .

[@davestelling]

Absolutely remarkable discovery - wonderfully done, thank you...

[@monkeygraborange]

Its kismet that off all the foodstuffs, the contents are cherries.

[@KezzDaddy]

How much for a glass?

[@frankmacleod2565]

I once found a full unopened case of Burgermeister beer cans, eroding out in-situ of a hillslope in back of an old springbox. Mid-20th century.... not quite as cool as these bottles

[@ke11yke11z]

Exciting 🎉🎉 potus1 loved his country dearly Little reminders washington is still around

[@e34YT]

Yum

[@c-w-h]

My eighth cousin is Edward Everett. May I have one?