Wooden Bottle Coaster
National Museum of American History

Wooden Bottle Coaster

ca 1750

wood (overall material)
National Museum of American History
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of American History

This bottle coaster was owned by the Copp family in Stonington, Connecticut from around 1692 until 1893. Bottle coasters were used to protect furniture from spills while a bottle or decanter was passed around the dining table.

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