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Object Number
973-27-10/52334
Display Title
Pieces of miscellaneous glass, including 2 marbles; ironstone handle; opaque blu
Descriptions
Object Description
Pieces of miscellaneous glass, including 2 marbles; ironstone handle; opaque blue, clear blue, green and brown glass sherds. one green base marked "boston"
Inventory Description
Glass, assorted bottle glass (including bright green, aqua, cobalt blue, milk, amber, opaque blue, and colorless with enamel), two glass toy marbles, and a porcelain insulator
Classification
- Insulator
- White bottle glass
- Amber bottle glass
- Green bottle glass
- Colorless bottle glass
- Aqua bottle glass
- Blue bottle glass
Department
Archaeological
Date
18th century - 19th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Massachusetts
/
Middlesex County
/
Cambridge
/
Pusey Library construction site
Additional Geographic Terms
Harvard University
Materials
Glass , Porcelain
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of largest glass fragment): 9.2 × 5 × 0.4 cm (3 5/8 × 1 15/16 × 3/16 in.)
Quantity
22
Label on object
973-27-10/52334; 10/52334
Provenance
Provenance
Dr. William Bond
(1973)
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