LIME

Lime for mortar, plaster, and ornamental plaster was made in crude lime
kilns at Jamestown from calcined oyster shells. The oyster shells came
from the James River.

[Illustration: A WROUGHT-IRON WINDOW CASEMENT UNEARTHED NEAR AN EARLY
17TH-CENTURY BUILDING SITE.]

[Illustration: WALL OR FIREPLACE TILES FOUND AT JAMESTOWN WHICH WERE
MADE IN HOLLAND. THE BLUE DESIGNS AND PICTURES WERE PAINTED ON A WHITE
BACKGROUND.]

[Illustration: KINDS OF ROOFING MATERIALS EXCAVATED INCLUDE FLAT TILES
(SHOWN HERE), CURVED PANTILES, SLATE, AND SHINGLES.]

[Illustration: ORNAMENTAL PLASTER WAS USED IN A FEW BUILDINGS FOR
ENHANCING THE BEAUTY OF BOTH THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR.]

[Illustration: THE INTERIOR OF A SMALL JAMESTOWN HOUSE, ABOUT 1650.
ALTHOUGH THE PAINTING IS CONJECTURAL, MANY ITEMS SHOWN--POTTERY,
GLASSWARE, FIREPLACE TOOLS, AND KITCHEN ACCESSORIES--WERE UNEARTHED ON
THIS HISTORIC ISLAND. (Painting by Sidney E. King.)]


PLASTER AND MORTAR

Plaster and mortar have been found at Jamestown in abundance. It appears
that the majority of brick houses and many frame structures had