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Object Number 974-39-10/52501
Display Title China sherds, some with transfer decoration; glass fragments (green, light blue-
Descriptions
Object Description 7 China sherds, some with transfer decoration; 4 glass fragments (green, light blue-green)
Inventory Description Ceramic and glass fragments, including one olive green and one colorless bottle glass fragments, two colorless flat glass fragments, two English porcelain fragments, three earthenware fragments with blue sponge pattern on one side, one earthenware sherd, and one rim to a whiteware saucer with red transferprint
Classification
  • Saucer
  • Sherd
  • Olive green bottle glass
  • Colorless flat glass
Department Archaeological
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Historic Period
  • American
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Busch-Reisinger Museum
Intrasite fill
Additional Geographic Terms Harvard University
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of One): 4.9 x 2.8 x 0.4 cm (1 15/16 x 1 1/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 11
Label on object 974-39-10/52501; 10/52501
Provenance
Provenance Unknown (?)

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Bone, glass, china
974-24-10/52470 Bone, glass, china
Body
Button
Bottle Glass
Faunal Remain
Plate
Rim
Bowl
Fort Independence
Pottery, china, nails
974-24-10/52481 Pottery, china, nails
Body
Plate
Ornament
Bottle Glass
Faunal Remain
Rim
Lid
Fort Independence
China, bone, pipe fragments, button, and glass
974-24-10/52411.2 China, bone, pipe fragments, button, and glass
Pipe stem
Flat Glass
Faunal Remain
Bottle Glass
Rim
Plaster
Fort Independence
Bottles, mallet head, nails, glass, china and earthenware fragments, buttons, bu
974-24-10/52410.2 Bottles, mallet head, nails, glass, china and earthenware fragments, buttons, bu
Button
Body
Bottle Glass
Pipe stem
Fort Independence
Glass, china, and nails
974-24-10/52415.2 Glass, china, and nails
Flat Glass
Rim
Body
Bottle Glass
Fort Independence
Glass, china, and metal fragments
974-24-10/52409.2 Glass, china, and metal fragments
Bottle Glass
Faunal Remain
Rim
Body
Fort Independence
Button, glass, china fragments, shell case
974-24-10/52464.2 Button, glass, china fragments, shell case
Faunal Remain
Green bottle glass
Pipe
Button
Rim
Body
Fort Independence
Pieces blue and white china, mostly transfer patterns. One with maker's mark, "Scinde."
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Handle
Rim
Base
Body
Harvard Yard
Glass fragments, including bases of 2 small vials (with inverted punctils); light blue, green, and clear glass
973-45-10/52318 Glass fragments, including bases of 2 small vials (with inverted punctils); light blue, green, and clear glass
Pipe stem
Bottle Glass
House Site; 36-ly-101
Bones, ceramic, oyster shell, glass and nails
974-24-10/52424.2 Bones, ceramic, oyster shell, glass and nails
Rim
Unidentified
Base
Body
Bottle Glass
Flat Glass
Faunal Remain
Faunal Remain
Fort Independence
1 wood button; 4 pieces glass; 4 pieces bone; Nails; Pieces of china.
974-24-10/52445.2 1 wood button; 4 pieces glass; 4 pieces bone; Nails; Pieces of china.
Bottle Glass
Tumbler
Unidentified
Handle
Fragment
Rim
Body
Stemware
Pipe
Ft. Independence
Nails, metal fragment, china fragment, wood
974-24-10/52405.2 Nails, metal fragment, china fragment, wood
Bottle Glass
Rim
Fort Independence