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Brick fragment from first Peabody Museum bldg. 1877, collected 1973.
Brick fragment from first Peabody Museum bldg. 1877, collected 1973.
Object Number 974-8-10/52163
Display Title Brick fragment from first Peabody Museum bldg. 1877, collected 1973.
Descriptions
Object Description Brick fragment from first Peabody Museum bldg. 1877, collected 1973.
Inventory Description Brick fragment from first Peabody Museum bldg. 1877, collected 1973.
Classification
  • Brick
Department Archaeological
Date 1877
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge
Materials Brick
Dimensions Overall: 9.1 x 6.1 x 10.8 cm (3 9/16 x 2 3/8 x 4 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 974-8-10/52163; BRICK / FROM / 1ST Bldg / 1877 / Collected 1975
Provenance
Provenance Dr. Stephen Williams (1973)

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