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Plastic tape
Object Number 2007.20.3322
Display Title Plastic tape
Descriptions
Inventory Description Plastic tape
Classification
  • Plastic
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite H? L1
Materials Plastic , Ferrous metal
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of largest): 2.4 × 0.4 × 0.1 cm (15/16 × 3/16 × 1/16 in.)
Quantity 2

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Plastic, dirty tape and plastic fragments
2005.17.2214 Plastic, dirty tape and plastic fragments
Plastic
Matthews Hall
Plastic, flagging tape, orange, label: "N7W10"
2007.20.3120 Plastic, flagging tape, orange, label: "N7W10"
Plastic
Harvard Yard
Puce plastic tape
2011.14.3413 Puce plastic tape
Plastic
Harvard Yard
Black plastic strip, possibly electrical tape
2009.9.1491 Black plastic strip, possibly electrical tape
Plastic
Harvard Yard
Orange plastic flagging tape fragment
2009.9.1655 Orange plastic flagging tape fragment
Plastic
Harvard Yard
Orange plastic flagging tape fragment
2009.9.3407 Orange plastic flagging tape fragment
Plastic
Harvard Yard
20th century pink plastic flagging tape
2009.9.4888 20th century pink plastic flagging tape
Plastic
Harvard Yard
Collected from surface of 1986 excavation area; 17 White and tan cigarette filters, degraded; 2 metal alloy bottle caps, 1 Orangina, 1 Pepsi; 3 plastic flatware fragments; 15 clear, colorless plastic fragments; 2 ball point pens; White cotton twine fragments, lavendar polyester ribbon fragment, beige fabric bandage fragment; silver colored duct tape fragment; 3 metal alloy nail, 1 with yellow flagging tape; 1 shell fragment; 1 aqua flat glass fragment; 11 paper condiment packs; 16 white styrofoam packing peanut fragments; 12 gold and silver colored foil fragments; 19 paper fragments; 52 colorless cellophane fragments
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Foil
Screwtop
Twine
Plastic
Textile
Organic
Nail
Styrofoam
Harvard Yard
2 fragments tin foil, 1 fragment colorless plastic sheet or tape
980-24-10/100659 2 fragments tin foil, 1 fragment colorless plastic sheet or tape
Foil
Plastic
Harvard Yard
Plastic and paper, tape-like material
2005.17.2177 Plastic and paper, tape-like material
Plastic
Matthews Hall
Black plastic tape fragment
2009.9.1658 Black plastic tape fragment
Plastic
Harvard Yard
Ferrous Nail, corroded but complete, thin orange flagging tape around head (likely from former archaeological excavation)
2014.14.268 Ferrous Nail, corroded but complete, thin orange flagging tape around head (likely from former archaeological excavation)
Plastic
Nail
Harvard Yard