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Aqua faceted glass bottle fragments; open pontil scar; folded finish; fragments crossmend, some mended with scotch tape
Aqua faceted glass bottle fragments; open pontil scar; folded finish; fragments crossmend, some mended with scotch tape
Object Number 2009.4.415
Display Title Aqua faceted glass bottle fragments; open pontil scar; folded finish; fragments crossmend, some mended with scotch tape
Descriptions
Inventory Description Aqua faceted glass bottle fragments; open pontil scar; folded finish; fragments crossmend, some mended with scotch tape
Classification
  • Bottle
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard / Holden Chapel
Intrasite H500.230; H500.231; H506.017
Materials Glass
Dimensions Overall (Largest fragment): 11.4 × 8.7 × 5.7 cm (4 1/2 × 3 7/16 × 2 1/4 in.)
Quantity 16

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