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Object Number 974-24-10/52447
Display Title Plate fragments; Shells; Glass
Descriptions
Inventory Description 13 earthenware body and rim sherds including shell edged pearlware and two pieces of bottle glass
Classification
  • Brown bottle glass
  • Green bottle glass
  • Body
  • Rim
Department Archaeological
Date 18th century - 19th century
Culture
  • Euro-American
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Suffolk County / Boston / Fort Independence
Intrasite Structure a; north 40, west 60; west wall; level 2-3
Additional Geographic Terms Castle Island
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of largest): 10.2 × 6.9 × 0.5 cm (4 × 2 11/16 × 3/16 in.)
Quantity 15
Label on object 974-24-10/52447, 10/52447
Provenance
Provenance William A. Turnbaugh Ph.D. (1974)

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Portion of blue and white plate, with scalloped rim. pipe fragments shells, na
974-24-10/52406 Portion of blue and white plate, with scalloped rim. pipe fragments shells, na
Plate
Rim
Bottle Glass
Flat Glass
Faunal Remain
Faunal Remain
Unidentified
Body
Charcoal
Fort Independence
Plate fragments; Shells; Glass
974-24-10/52447.2 Plate fragments; Shells; Glass
Rim
Body
Fort Independence
1 green bottle glass, 2 earthenware sherds including 1 pearlware with shell edge
974-24-10/52468.2 1 green bottle glass, 2 earthenware sherds including 1 pearlware with shell edge
Rim
Body
Green bottle glass
Fort Independence
3 plates; 1 large metal ring; bone; copper tubing; glass fragments
974-24-10/52446 3 plates; 1 large metal ring; bone; copper tubing; glass fragments
Faunal Remain
Fragment
Rim
Flat Glass
Plate
Body
Lid
Jar
Fort Independence
Metal button, metal and bone fork, nails, wood and wood splinters; Shell, glass,
974-24-10/52401.2 Metal button, metal and bone fork, nails, wood and wood splinters; Shell, glass,
Body
Flat Glass
Green bottle glass
Pin
Faunal Remain
Worked Wood
Faunal Remain
Fort Independence
Ceramic pipe & plate fragments, glass fragments, bone comb fragment
974-24-10/52448 Ceramic pipe & plate fragments, glass fragments, bone comb fragment
Tumbler
Base
Rim
Body
Pipe stem
Flat Glass
Bottle Glass
Pipe bowl
Fort Independence
5 glass and fragments, 11 pottery and fragments, charcoal, chipping waste, bone,
970-12-10/50429.2 5 glass and fragments, 11 pottery and fragments, charcoal, chipping waste, bone,
Body
Rim
Bottle Glass
Flat Glass
Chipping debris
Stone
Coal/clinker
Faunal Remain
Handle
Charcoal
Neville
Bone, glass, china fragments
974-24-10/52477.2 Bone, glass, china fragments
Body
Rim
Bottle Glass
Plaster
Fort Independence
6 pottery, 1 pottery fragment, 5 potsherds with blue glaze, 1 glass, 2 glass fra
970-12-10/50840.2 6 pottery, 1 pottery fragment, 5 potsherds with blue glaze, 1 glass, 2 glass fra
Body
Flat Glass
Base
Chipping debris
Rim
Bottle Glass
Coal/clinker
Neville
Bone, glass, china
974-24-10/52470 Bone, glass, china
Body
Button
Bottle Glass
Faunal Remain
Plate
Rim
Bowl
Fort Independence
Chipping waste, quartz, charcoal, 3 glass, 3 glass fragments, 4 pottery, pottery
970-12-10/50655.2 Chipping waste, quartz, charcoal, 3 glass, 3 glass fragments, 4 pottery, pottery
Colorless bottle glass
Aqua flat glass
Rim
Colorless flat glass
Charcoal
Chipping debris
Body
Neville
Plate fragments; Shells; Glass
974-24-10/52447.1 Plate fragments; Shells; Glass
Faunal Remain
Faunal Remain
Fort Independence