Wine Bottle

This is the bottom of a wine bottle; you can see its prominent “kick,” the curving part at the bottom of the bottle. Importing and drinking expensive wines could be a way for plantation owners to display their wealth, both to their guests and to reinforce social hierarchies between themselves and their enslaved workers. When attending the dining room, Peter would carry and serve dishes to the diners, as well as pour their wine. While Peter may have been present for these lavish affairs, he would not have eaten this food or drunk wine: Enslaved workers ate separate meals, or they would eat in their quarters at the end of the day.