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Object Number
973-30-10/52819.1
Display Title
Eleven complete and fragmentary buttons of metal, glass, fabric-covered metal
Descriptions
Object Description
Eleven complete and fragmentary buttons of metal, glass, and fabric-covered metal.
Inventory Description
4 milk glass buttons (1 with green decoration), 1 porcelain button fragment, and 1 unidentified metal fragment (possibly button fragment)
Classification
- Button
- Unidentified
- Button
Department
Archaeological
Date
17th century - 19th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Massachusetts
/
Middlesex County
/
Cambridge
/
Cooper-Frost-Austin House
Intrasite
Feature #2, N0 E15
Additional Geographic Terms
Linnaean Street
Materials
Glass , Porcelain , Metal
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of largest): 1.2 × 1.2 × 0.3 cm (1/2 × 1/2 × 1/8 in.)
Quantity
6
Label on object
973-30-10/52819; 10/52819
Provenance
Provenance
Dr. Richard Michael Gramly
(1973)
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