Button, ferrous, fragment; textile impressed, heavily corroded

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Object Number 2016.29.897

Display Title Button, ferrous, fragment; textile impressed, heavily corroded

Descriptions

Inventory Description Ferrous metal button fragment, heavily corroded, impression from textile on top, likely top portion of fabric covered button

Classification

Button

Department Archaeological

Date 1700-1850

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard

Intrasite H930, Level 2, 57-67cmbd

Materials Ferrous metal

Dimensions Overall: 2 × 1.9 × 0.5 cm (13/16 × 3/4 × 3/16 in.)

Quantity 1

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