![]() Blue was the most popular color, but black, brown, green, red and purple transfer-printed wares were all produced. Transfer printing allowed intricate designs to be mass-produced. Banded ceramics were particularly popular in the first half of the nineteenth century. Many colors and patterns became widely available at affordable prices. The Industrial Revolution led to an explosion of new technologies in the ceramics industry. Cleaned up, this nickel-plated spoon would look right at home in a modern American kitchen. Some items have not changed much in the past two hundred years. Was the American Millwright an Irish American? 20CN8.2748.3 Domestic LifeĪlthough four-tined forks were developed for fine dining in the mid-eighteenth century, two-tined forks continued to be used long afterward in informal settings. ![]() Irish American traditions include the custom of placing a copper under the floor, near the door of a new house for good luck. Even more intriguing is where the coin was found, under the floor near the north door of the American Millwright’s House. The other side has a man’s profile and the words FIELD MARSHAL WELLINGTON. One side has a harp and crown, with the word HIBERNIA and the date 1805. Ireland issued this copper coin to commemorate Wellington’s triumphant return from India in 1805. Most of the artifacts found at the house were items related to daily subsistence that could have been used by anyone, rather than personal items. These small mother-of-pearl buttons suggest that a woman lived at the American Millwright’s House. How did it get there? Did someone search for it? Was the owner sorry it was lost? 20CN8.2747.5 It was found near a floor joist in the American Millwright’s House. The two entwined hearts engraved on this ring suggest that it is a wedding band. ![]() The Corps of Artillery used the eagle on the cannon button from 1814 to 1821. The first American soldiers to return to the fort in 1815 wore this button. There were no United States infantry stationed at Fort Mackinac from 1805 until its capture in 1812, only artillery. The script “I” was issued to the infantry from 1812 to 1815. Wayne’s Legion, the first American soldiers at Fort Mackinac, arriving in 1796, wore the top button, known as the frog-legged eagle. Another possibility is that the millwright may have been a former soldier who continued wearing uniform parts while working. Soldiers picking up lumber at the mill may have lost them. 1995.1.362Ī variety of military buttons have been found at Mill Creek. This particular plate probably came from a soldier of the 10th Royal Veteran Battalion, the unit that captured Fort Mackinac at the beginning of the War of 1812. The British infantry used this hat plate design from 1800 to 1813. The design includes many British symbols, including “GR” (Latin initials for King George), the crown, lion, flags and motto of the Order of the Garter. This hat plate was among the first artifacts found by the three local historians who brought the Mill Creek site to the Mackinac Island State Park Commission’s attention. ![]() Saw dogs are used to hold logs in place on the sawmill carriage while they are being sawn. “Michael Dousman had a saw-mil about two miles distant from our logs and we soon had them there.” – Martin Heydenburk, builder of Mission Church, Mackinac Island, 1830 A saw-set is the tool used to align the teeth of a saw at the proper angle. Lumber from Campbell’s saw mill was used for the construction and repair of many buildings at Fort Mackinac and the village of Mackinac Island between 17. “I have accordingly made a Contract for a sufficient number of boards, Which I must send to Campbell’s Saw Mill for.” – Captain William Doyle, commanding officer at Fort Mackinac, May 1793 Beaumont MuseumĪfter Colonial Michilimackinac, the most extensive archaeological work done at Mackinac State Historic Parks was at Historic Mill Creek.
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