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Object Number 973-27-10/52329
Display Title Brown bottle glass, including 1 intact base marked a 2, pressed designed on some
Descriptions
Object Description Brown bottle glass, including 1 intact base marked a 2, pressed designed on some sherds, neck fragments
Inventory Description Glass, amber bottle glass including plain body fragments, two pieces of bottle finishes, three molded body fragments with ship motifs, and three bases, one of which is embossed "A2"
Classification
  • Amber bottle glass
Department Archaeological
Date 18th century - 19th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Pusey Library Site
Additional Geographic Terms Harvard University
Materials Glass
Dimensions Overall (Measurements of largest): 3.6 × 6.6 × 6.6 cm (1 7/16 × 2 5/8 × 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity 21
Label on object 973-27 / 10/52329; 10/52329
Provenance
Provenance Dr. William Bond (1973)

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