Piece of stone from foundation of first Peabody Museum building.

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Object Number 974-8-10/52164

Display Title Piece of stone from foundation of first Peabody Museum building.

Descriptions

Object Description Piece of stone from foundation of first Peabody Museum building.

Inventory Description Stone fragment

Classification

Stone

Department Archaeological

Date 1877

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Tozzer Library construction site

Additional Geographic Terms Harvard University

Materials Stone

Dimensions Overall: 9.3 x 8.9 x 5.2 cm (3 11/16 x 3 1/2 x 2 1/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 974-8-10/52164; Stone from / Foundation of / 1st Peabody Bldg. / ExTRACTED IN TOZZER / LIBRARY EXCAVATION / FALL, 1973

Provenance

Provenance Dr. Stephen Williams (1973)

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