Author : Kieron Tyler
Publisher : Mola (Museum of London Archaeology)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis John Baker's Late 17th-century Glasshouse at Vauxhall by : Kieron Tyler
Download or read book John Baker's Late 17th-century Glasshouse at Vauxhall written by Kieron Tyler and published by Mola (Museum of London Archaeology). This book was released on 2005 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Bakers Thameside glasshouse in Vauxhall is the first of Londons 17th-century glasshouses to be excavated. This publication describes the finds from the site, demonstrates how Vauxhall competed with Londons other glasshouses and discusses Londons late 17th-century glass industry. The glasshouse opened sometime between 1663 and 1681, and had closed by 1704. Excavations in 1989 found a furnace, crucibles, tools, working waste and finished vessels. Vauxhall was operating when lead crystal was first being made in England but it produced vessels for a proven market: wine bottles, green-glass vessels and fine wares. The remains of a well-preserved 17th-century bargehouse were also recorded at the site.