Name/Title
SherdEntry/Object ID
2004.038.002Description
Part of a wine glass found under the dining room of 607 Grove Street in Boise, Idaho. The section of the glass found is the bottom of the cup portion of the glass and the top of the stem. The stem has six flat sides that terminate in a wide rounded design on the underside of the cup. The glass is clear and smooth. The surface of the glass has iridescent flakes from minerals being leeched out of the glass by the surrounding soil.
Looking at pictures ca. 1870, it is known that the Jacobs family had a cookhouse where the dining room now stands. This artifact could have come to rest under the dining room in a variety of ways. One theory is that, before the addition to the house, broken glassware, plates, and other items could have been thrown into a trash heap just outside of the cookhouse.