Artifacts from Irish Tenements and Saloon in Five Points
The archeological excavation of the Foley Square Courthouse at 500 Pearl Street, located near the former intersection that once comprised the Five Points neighborhood, yielded over 850,000 artifacts, some of which are depicted below. The artifacts [...]
Tags: Five Points, Irish Immigration
Item Type: Artifact
Historical Era: Antebellum America (1816-1860)
"Father Mathew" Teacup from Five Points
Uncovered during an archaeological dig of the former Five Points neighborhood, this teacup depicts the Irish temperance reformer Father Theobold Mathew, who during the late 1830s and 1840s convinced Irish on both sides of the Atlantic to embrace [...]
Tags: Five Points, Irish Immigration
Item Type: Artifact
Historical Era: Antebellum America (1816-1860)