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Object Number 980-24-10/101282
Display Title Undecorated brass button with intact shank
Descriptions
Inventory Description Undecorated brass button with intact shank
Classification
  • Button
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite N0E10, 16-20
Materials Brass
Dimensions Overall: 1.4 × 1.5 × 0.7 cm (9/16 × 9/16 × 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1

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