ABSTRACT
Archaeological fieldwork within the parish of Shapwick produced one of the few comprehensive assemblages of glass from a rural location in the country. The Project recovered over 1816 fragments of glass representing a minimum of 286 vessels, although the actual number was probably far higher. The Shapwick glass remains one of the most important post-medieval assemblages excavated thus far. A small quantity of glass was recovered from two trenches to the north of Shapwick House. One fragment of later beaker was found and probably dates to the 19th century, whilst early wine bottles were also present. The final glass fragment was a single high quality facet-cut drop from a chandelier. All of the window glass appeared to be relatively modern and none was older than 19th century in date. Two different thick flaring bases from lead glass goblets were found in this trench.
