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Object Number
974-24-10/52475
Display Title
China, glass, hinge, bone
Descriptions
Inventory Description
19 flat glass fragments, 1 animal bone, 8 refined earthenware body, rim, and base sherds including pearlware vessel base and polychrome handpainted pearlware rim sherds, 2 stoneware sherds, 1 mother of pearl button, 1 broken glass bead
Classification
- Button
- Body
- Bead
- Base
- Rim
- Flat Glass
- Faunal Remain
Department
Archaeological
Date
18th century - 19th century
Culture
- Colonial Period
- American
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Massachusetts
/
Suffolk County
/
Boston
/
Fort Independence
Intrasite
W40 W60; Structure a; Level 2-3
Additional Geographic Terms
Castle Island
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of largest): 7 × 4.7 × 2.7 cm (2 3/4 × 1 7/8 × 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity
30
Label on object
974-24-10/52475; 10/52475; N40 W60
Provenance
Provenance
William A. Turnbaugh Ph.D.
(1974)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 974-24-10/52470 | Bone, glass, china |
Rim
Bowl Plate Button Body Bottle Glass Faunal Remain |
Fort Independence
| |
| 974-24-10/52474.2 | Pottery, button, bone |
Gaming piece
Button Faunal Remain Body |
Fort Independence
| |
| 974-24-10/52455 | Bone, nails, glass fragments china fragments |
Faunal Remain
Bottle Glass Cylinder Rim Button Body Base |
Fort Independence
| |
| 974-24-10/52445.2.1 | Ceramic, porcelain prosser button, four holes; organic, carved wood button, one hole; organic, mother of pearl button, two holes; metal, copper alloy button, with loop, white milk glass inset, embossed |
Button
Button Button Button Button |
Ft. Independence
| |
| 980-24-10/100921 | Mother-of-pearl button with cuprous alloy back, shank missing |
Button
|
Harvard Yard
| |
| 974-24-10/52451.5 | Metal door knob |
Body
Rim Colorless flat glass Ornament |
Fort Independence
| |
| 974-24-10/52443.2 | Hinges; 1 bottle, neck and shoulder. 1 china bird. 2 screws |
Plaster
Button Sherd Bottle Cork Body Handle |
Fort Independence
| |
| 974-24-10/52456 | Bone, glass fragments; china fragments; belt buckle. button |
Bottle Glass
Unidentified Rim Faunal Remain Body Button |
Fort Independence
| |
| 974-24-10/52410.2 | Bottles, mallet head, nails, glass, china and earthenware fragments, buttons, bu |
Button
Bottle Glass Pipe stem Body |
Fort Independence
| |
| 970-12-10/50453.1 | Chipping waste, coal, glass, pottery, buttons, pipe bowl fragments, pottery sher |
Mortar
Rim Base Pipe stem Fragment Body Brick Coal/clinker Button Faunal Remain Button Stone Chipping debris |
Neville
| |
| 974-24-10/52481 | Pottery, china, nails |
Ornament
Bottle Glass Faunal Remain Rim Plate Lid Body |
Fort Independence
| |
| 974-24-10/52389.2 | Several specimen boxes, consisting of: miscellaneous artifacts, incl. bolts, kni |
Faunal Remain
Faunal Remain Unidentified Nail Textile fragment Rim Fragment Cork Tumbler Body Base Flat Glass |
Fort Independence
|