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Object Number 983-5-10/58850
Display Title Pieces of bottle glass: 3 basal sherds and one complete neck sherd; Most with pa
Descriptions
Object Description 35 pieces of bottle glass: 3 basal sherds and one complete neck sherd; most with patina; ranging in color from clear white to green to dark brown varying thicknesses
Inventory Description Blown molded aqua and colorless bottle glass, handblown dark green bottle glass, fragments of body, base and finish
Classification
  • Colorless bottle glass
  • Aqua bottle glass
  • Green bottle glass
Department Archaeological
Date late 18th century
Culture
  • Historic Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Lehman Hall
Additional Geographic Terms Harvard University
Materials Glass
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of largest): 3.6 × 4.6 × 0.6 cm (1 7/16 × 1 13/16 × 1/4 in.)
Quantity 35
Label on object 983-5-10/58850

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Faunal Remain
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Ash
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Faunal Remain
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