Other objects unearthed relating to wearing apparel and costume
accessories, include an excellent assortment of buckles, buttons, and
brass eyelets. Items in the collection which were used in the mending of
clothes include needles, pins, and thimbles (both brass and silver).

[Illustration: A LEATHER SHOE AND SEVERAL LEATHER SHOE SOLES WERE
UNCOVERED IN AN EARLY 17TH-CENTURY WELL.]

[Illustration: A FEW BUCKLES AND BUTTONS IN THE JAMESTOWN COLLECTION.
MANY ARE OVER 300 YEARS OLD.]

[Illustration: HOMESPUN CLOTHES WERE SELDOM DISCARDED. THE MANY PINS,
NEEDLES, AND THIMBLES FOUND REVEAL THAT MENDING WAS A NEVER-ENDING CHORE
FOR THE BUSY HOUSEWIFE.]

[Illustration: AN ASSORTMENT OF CARPENTERS' TOOLS UNEARTHED AT
JAMESTOWN. MOST OF THEM WERE USED OVER THREE CENTURIES AGO.]

[Illustration: THE JAMESTOWN COOPER WAS A BUSY CRAFTSMAN. MANY BARRELS,
HOGSHEADS, AND CASKS WERE NEEDED IN THE COLONY, AND LARGE QUANTITIES OF
BARREL STAVES WERE MADE FOR SHIPPING TO ENGLAND. (Painting by Sidney E.
King.)]


Artisans and Craftsmen

Numerous objects recovered at Jamestown are extremely important as they
reveal the kinds of craftsmen and artisans who worked in Virginia's
first capital, the nature of their tools and equipment, and examples of