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Object Number 974-24-10/52421.2
Display Title Hammer head; Bone; Buttons; Glass
Descriptions
Inventory Description 2 white refined earthenware body sherds, 1 blue handpainted porcelain body sherd, 4 flat glass fragments, 1 bottle glass fragment, and 5 animal bones
Classification
  • Body
  • Flat Glass
  • Bottle Glass
  • Faunal Remain
Department Archaeological
Date 18th century - 19th century
Culture
  • American
  • Post-Colonial Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Suffolk County / Boston / Fort Independence
Intrasite N60 W20; Structure c; Level 2
Additional Geographic Terms Castle Island
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of largest): 10.6 × 3.9 × 1.2 cm (4 3/16 × 1 9/16 × 1/2 in.)
Quantity 13
Label on object 10/52421; 974-24-10/52421

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Bottles, mallet head, nails, glass, china and earthenware fragments, buttons, bu
974-24-10/52410.2 Bottles, mallet head, nails, glass, china and earthenware fragments, buttons, bu
Button
Body
Bottle Glass
Pipe stem
Fort Independence
Chipping waste, quartz, bone, buttons, pottery, pottery sherds
970-12-10/50760.1 Chipping waste, quartz, bone, buttons, pottery, pottery sherds
Sherd
Faunal Remain
Chipping debris
Button
Button
Neville
Chipping waste, button, glass, pottery
970-12-10/51108.1 Chipping waste, button, glass, pottery
Bottle Glass
Rim
Flat Glass
Body
Coal/clinker
Chipping debris
Button
Neville
Chipping waste, coal, glass, pottery, buttons, pipe bowl fragments, pottery sher
970-12-10/50453.1 Chipping waste, coal, glass, pottery, buttons, pipe bowl fragments, pottery sher
Pipe stem
Fragment
Coal/clinker
Button
Button
Faunal Remain
Brick
Mortar
Rim
Base
Body
Stone
Chipping debris
Neville
10 glass, 10 pottery (1 jackfield), 1 shell button, 6 potsherd with blue glaze,
970-12-10/50878.1 10 glass, 10 pottery (1 jackfield), 1 shell button, 6 potsherd with blue glaze,
Rim
Marble
Glass
Stemmed Projectile Point
Body
Projectile Point
Chipping debris
Bottle Glass
Scraper
Wood
Button
Faunal Remain
Neville
Bone, glass, china
974-24-10/52470 Bone, glass, china
Body
Button
Bottle Glass
Faunal Remain
Plate
Rim
Bowl
Fort Independence
Glass, china, and nails
974-24-10/52415.2 Glass, china, and nails
Flat Glass
Rim
Body
Bottle Glass
Fort Independence
Eleven complete and fragmentary buttons of metal, glass, fabric-covered metal
973-30-10/52819.1 Eleven complete and fragmentary buttons of metal, glass, fabric-covered metal
Button
Unidentified
Button
Cooper-Frost-Austin House
Buttons, glass, tortoise shell pick
974-24-10/52420.2 Buttons, glass, tortoise shell pick
Plaster
Fragment
Utilized bone
Rim
Faunal Remain
Fort Independence
Image Not Available for Hammer head; bone; buttons; glass
974-24-10/52421 Hammer head; bone; buttons; glass
Fort Independence
1 wood button; 4 pieces glass; 4 pieces bone; Nails; Pieces of china.
974-24-10/52445.2 1 wood button; 4 pieces glass; 4 pieces bone; Nails; Pieces of china.
Bottle Glass
Tumbler
Unidentified
Handle
Fragment
Rim
Body
Stemware
Pipe
Ft. Independence
Glass fragments, spike buttons, shell, and nails
974-24-10/52408.2 Glass fragments, spike buttons, shell, and nails
Faunal Remain
Bottle Glass
Faunal Remain
Fort Independence