Colonial Cape Fear: Object Resource List Clothing Tricorn-style Hat Three point hat worn by men. Shirt Cotton shirt worn by men. Boys wore similar shirts. Coat Wool coat with linen lining worn by men. Vest Beige vest with twelve faux brass buttons and two pocket flaps in front. Worn by men. Made of polyester instead of period fabric. Stockings Thigh length gray cotton stockings. Sleeping Cap Fine cotton sleeping cap worn by women. There is lace trim around the face. Skirt Cotton skirt worn by women. Girls wore similar skirts. 1
Petticoat Cotton half petticoat worn by women. Petticoat worn under skirt. Apron Heavy cotton apron worn by women. Apron worn over regular clothing to keep skirts from getting dirty. Pocket Pocket worn by women. Pocket tied above the petticoat, but under the skirt. Allowed women to carry items with them, such as money and trinkets. Made of cotton. Neck Stock Neck stock worn by men for dressier occasions. Men usually wore something around their necks, such as a kerchief or cravat. Made of cotton. Buckle Metal belt buckle. Leather Pouch Small leather drawstring bag. Used to carry and hold small items. Household Utensil Handles Made from bone. Handles may belong to a fork or spoon. 2
Pewter Spoon Pewter spoon made in the Hannover style. Dinner Plate Red clay pottery plate. Broom Whisk Small broom fashioned from long, thin branches, dried and bundled together with vines to form a handle Drop Spindle - Drop spindle used to spin wool into yarn. Due to its small size, it could be easily stored and used in many places. Object can be used to discuss the role of women. Hand Cards (set of two) Used to comb out wool to get it ready for spinning into yarn on a spindle. Carding lined all the fibers up in rows. Candlestick Brass candlestick with the candle. Betty Lamp The betty lamp hung from a chain and a wick was placed in the dish. The dish was filled with oil or fat to make the wick burn longer. Made of iron. Lantern Candle-holding tin lantern. 3
Scrubber Bundle of straw tightly wrapped with twine. Scrubber used to clean pots. Rough ends scrubbed or removed baked-on food. Flint Striker Small "c"-shaped piece of iron for striking on flint to start a fire. Musket Balls Projectiles used to shoot a musket. Made of ceramic instead of lead. Would originally have been made of lead. Recreation Cloth Doll Small cloth doll dressed in a full skirt, apron, blouse with vest, and old-fashioned cap. Dolls were called babies in the eighteenth century and made from scraps of material. Doll Accessories Pewter cup and saucer for a doll. Marbles Clay marbles in a drawstring bag. Dice Game Small, black, cotton drawstring bag with a pair of wooden dice & six precut wood shapes: diamond, leaf, apple, bird, star, and tree. 4
Peg Top Pear shaped spinning top with a pointed end, string for spinning, and a set of instructions for proper use. Made of wood. Bilbo and Cup Bilbo and Cup tested reflexes and skill in catching a small ball attached to a string. Made of wood. Pipe One intact tobacco pipe. Object can be used for inquiry. Pipe Stems Two pipe stem fragments. Objects can be used for inquiry when combined with the intact pipe. Pipe Bowls Four pipe bowls. Object can be used for inquiry when combined with the intact pipe. Tankard with Hinged Top Pewter tankard with a hinged top and handle. Imprint in the bottom reads: "CROWN & ROSE/CAST PEWTER/MADE IN/ENGLAND. Trading/Economy/Communication Lighterwood A small portion of dry pine heart-wood. Also called "kindling or fatwood. Lighterwood is the resin-filled center of the pine tree. Collected by enslaved Africans and burned to make tar. A major export during colonial times, and was used to waterproof wooden boats. 5
Apothecary Scale Tea Brick Paper Money (A) Case includes the gold-colored metal frame and pans, rod, tweezers, five metal disc weights of various sizes, six thin silvercolored metal weights in different shapes stored in round black plastic container with lid. Tea was a popular beverage in Colonial America. A brick of tea could be divided into smaller squares and used as needed. Pieces were placed in hot water and allowed to brew. Replicas of original paper currency from New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Georgia, South Carolina, and New Jersey. Paper Money (B) Replicas of original paper currency from United States, North Carolina, Massachusetts Bay, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Virginia. Pieces of Eight Jars of Tar, Pitch, and Resin Inkwell Wax Sealing Kit One whole coin and one coin cut into four pieces. Spanish dollar (whole coin) was dived into smaller pieces, called pieces of eight. In Colonial times, Spanish and English money was used at the same time. Tar was produced from burning lightwood and collecting the tar seeping out. Tar was used to coat riggings of ships. Boiling tar created pitch for waterproofing the hull of ships. Distilling the raw resin from trees created spirits of turpentine. Pottery piece to hold ink for writing. Feather used a writing utensil. Object can be used to discuss communication and technology. It can also be a lead in to discussions of trade and the economy. Merchants kept receipt books for sales. Sealing wax was melted onto an envelope and a seal or insignia pressed into the hot wax, leaving a mark and closing the letter until the seal was broken. Object can be used to discuss communication. 6