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Object Number
974-24-10/52420.2
Display Title
Buttons, glass, tortoise shell pick
Descriptions
Inventory Description
1 plaster fragment, 1 piece green bottle glass, 2 blue decorated earthenware rim sherds, 1 tortoiseshell pick or comb fragments, and 2 unidentified bone fragments.
Classification
- Fragment
- Rim
- Utilized bone
- Plaster
- Faunal Remain
Department
Archaeological
Date
18th century - 19th century
Culture
- American
- Colonial Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Massachusetts
/
Suffolk County
/
Boston
/
Fort Independence
Intrasite
N60 W15; Structure c; Level 2
Additional Geographic Terms
Castle Island
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of largest): 6.4 × 2.5 × 0.5 cm (2 1/2 × 1 × 3/16 in.)
Quantity
9
Label on object
974-24-10/52420; 10/52420; N60 W15 2
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