Casement Window Staple

Dateca.1750

OriginAmerica, Virginia, Williamsburg, Charlton's Coffeehouse

MediumWrought iron

Dimensions2 3/4" (H) x 1 7/8" (W) x roughly 1/4" (D)

Object numberAF-17.34.110

Label TextThis staple was found in the c. 1750s north foundation wall of Charlton's Coffeehouse. It, along with several lead cames found archaeologically at the Coffeehouse site, provided evidence that the Coffeehouse had casement windows in the cellar.
ProvenanceCharlton's Coffeehouse