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Button, iron, stamped; two-hole, dashed line around holes and stamped letters around the edge: "HORSFORD & BY[D]D OXFORD S[V]"
Button, iron, stamped; two-hole, dashed line around holes and stamped letters around the edge: "HORSFORD & BY[D]D OXFORD S[V]"
Object Number 2008.22.165
Display Title Button, iron, stamped; two-hole, dashed line around holes and stamped letters around the edge: "HORSFORD & BY[D]D OXFORD S[V]"
Descriptions
Inventory Description Metal two hole button with stamped dashed line around holes and stamped letters around the edge: "HORSFORD & BY[D]D OXFORD S[V]"
Classification
  • Button
Department Archaeological
Date 1800-1870
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Wadsworth, H404 L3, 24-28cm
Materials Metal
Dimensions Overall: 1.4 × 1.4 × 0.1 cm (9/16 × 9/16 × 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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