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Object Number 76-23-10/9517.2.4
Display Title Tablet in possession of Frank C.Hammond. Found 1918 Bank of river near Westville
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Massachusetts (Taunton) Rubbings and tracings also photographs made by Professor E.B. Delabarre, 9 Arlington Avenue, Providence, R.I. Enlarged tracings from tablet (see photo above) in possession of Frank C. Hammond, 9 Greylock Ave. Taunton, Mass. Said to have been found in 1918 on bank of river near Westville - near Taunton.
Keywords
  • Writing and Record
  • Archaeological
Subject
  • Tablet
Department Photographic
Date 1918-1950
Artist Edmund Burke Delabarre
Culture
  • Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts
Additional Geographic Terms Westville, Taunton
Dimensions Overall: 11.43 x 16.51 cm (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)

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