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Table glass fragments, Notley Hall (18ST74).
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Dutch pantile (see figure 19 and table 1). A portion of the cellar floor at Mattapany was paved with whitewashed tile and shelving for storage was sit- uated against at least one wall. Large quantities of table glass (see figure 18), painted tablewares, wine bottle glass (some with applied seals), and brass furniture tacks suggest the house’s furnishings for entertaining guests (including members of the Maryland Council). At some point, probably in the early 1670s when the magazine was located at the plantation, a defensive log palisade was erect- ed around the dwelling (see figures 16 and 20). The magazine itself was located approximately 100 yards east of the mansion.42
A geophysical survey and limited archaeo- logical testing conducted at Notley Hall indicate that the house was a T-shaped structure (see fig- ure 21) of at least partial brick construction. The dwelling’s main block measured 20 by 50 ft in plan and the back room 20 by 35 ft, both with a continuous masonry foundation. The width of the brick foundation, the results of the geo-
figure 19 Dutch pantile
and fireplace tile, Mattapany (18ST390).
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physical survey, and the 1679 room-by-room in- ventory, suggest that the house was at least two stories in height. The geophysical results also indicate a full cellar under the entire dwelling, including its main block and back room. The Notley Hall house had chimney(s) built of red and yellow brick, hearths decorated with tin- glazed tiles, glazed windows, and plastered walls. Unlike Mattapany, which had a tiled roof, only a single red earthenware roofing tile has been recovered from Notley Hall. Of special interest is an unusual brick drain originating at the dwelling and running at least 180 feet toward the Wicom- ico River. This drain represents an early effort to dispose of wastewater. Domestic artifacts recov- ered from Notley Hall include fragments of fragile Venetian glassware, glass wine bottles, Dutch and English tobacco pipes, tin-glazed (“delft”) table- wares, and German stoneware. Notley’s inventory further reveals a house packed to the gills with beds, chairs, chests, and tables, silver plate, horse furniture, and other consumer goods, including
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PHOTOGRAPH BY JULIA A. KING, COURTESY OF CINDY PRATT
PHOTOGRAPH BY JULIA A. KING, COURTESY OF NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, NAVAL DISTRICT WASHINGTON.