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Four-hole copper alloy button; stamped with "SPECIAL ORDER"
Four-hole copper alloy button; stamped with "SPECIAL ORDER"
Object Number 2008.22.1758
Display Title Four-hole copper alloy button; stamped with "SPECIAL ORDER"
Descriptions
Inventory Description Four-hole copper alloy button; stamped with "SPECIAL ORDER"
Classification
  • Button
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Wadsworth H410, Level 1
Materials Copper alloy
Dimensions Overall: 1.7 × 1.7 × 0.3 cm (11/16 × 11/16 × 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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