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Object Number 987-22-10/100139
Display Title Metal, personal, buttons, round or oval, some with loops in tact, corroded
Descriptions
Inventory Description Metal, personal, buttons, round or oval, some with loops in tact, corroded
Classification
  • Button
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Materials Metal
Dimensions Overall: 2.5 x 2.4 x 1 cm (1 x 15/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 6
Label on object H86-7; 987-22-10/100139; 100139

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