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Object Number
974-24-10/52478
Display Title
Iron stakes, glass
Descriptions
Inventory Description
1 slate pencil tip, 1 embossed colorless bottle glass fragment
Classification
- Modified Lithic
- Bottle Glass
Department
Archaeological
Date
18th century - 19th century
Culture
- American
- Colonial Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Massachusetts
/
Suffolk County
/
Boston
/
Fort Independence
Intrasite
north grid area; north 125 west 145; rut fill
Additional Geographic Terms
Castle Island
Materials
Slate , Glass
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of larger): 5 × 1.1 × 0.2 cm (1 15/16 × 7/16 × 1/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
10/52478
Provenance
Provenance
William A. Turnbaugh Ph.D.
(1974)
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