Dining Room

The dining room's center piece is the Jacobean style gateleg table made in 1720.  The other notable piece of furniture is the Jacobean style court cupboard made in 1700.  The dishes found on both the table and the cupboard are Lambeth Delft manufactured in the middle of the 18th century.  Delft ceramics were popular with the American Colonists from the late 1600s until about 1750.  Although attractive, Delft was prone to wear and chipping.  It was replaced by the simple but more durable "slip ware".  Archeologist  and historians can use this information to date historic sites.                                              

The wine bottle on the left side of the table was found in an excavation near the original home.  It bears the "AW" stamp of Augustine Washington.  This bottle was most likely discarded by George Washington's father sometime during his life at Popes Creek between 1720 and 1735.