BOTTLE CASE

Micajah Wilkes (d.1842)
Bertie County, North Carolina
1790-1800
Walnut and yellow pine
HOA: 33 5/8; WOA: 19"; DOA: 14"
MESDA Purchase Fund (950.20)

Northeastern North Carolina and Southeastern Virginia account for more than two-thirds of the bottle cases documented by MESDA.  Based on documentary evidence, many households had more than one.  

To learn more about the bottle cases of Northeastern North Carolina see Nancy Carter Crump's article "Foodways of the Albemarle Region: ‘Indulgent Nature Makes Up for Every Want'" in the Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts (May 1993).

 

BOTTLE CASE
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