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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
  • Faunal Remain
  • Flat Glass
  • Bottle Glass
Department Archaeological
Date 18th century - 19th century
Culture
  • Post-Colonial Period
  • American
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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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
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
Bottle Glass
Pipe stem
Body
Fort Independence
Chipping waste, quartz, bone, buttons, pottery, pottery sherds
970-12-10/50760.1 Chipping waste, quartz, bone, buttons, pottery, pottery sherds
Button
Button
Chipping debris
Faunal Remain
Sherd
Neville
Chipping waste, button, glass, pottery
970-12-10/51108.1 Chipping waste, button, glass, pottery
Coal/clinker
Chipping debris
Button
Rim
Body
Flat Glass
Bottle Glass
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
Mortar
Rim
Base
Pipe stem
Fragment
Body
Brick
Coal/clinker
Button
Faunal Remain
Button
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,
Marble
Glass
Chipping debris
Bottle Glass
Projectile Point
Stemmed Projectile Point
Body
Rim
Scraper
Button
Faunal Remain
Wood
Neville
Bone, glass, china
974-24-10/52470 Bone, glass, china
Rim
Bowl
Plate
Button
Body
Bottle Glass
Faunal Remain
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
Button
Unidentified
Cooper-Frost-Austin House
23 pottery, 2 pottery fragments, 7 glass, 3 potsherds with blue glaze, 1 pipe st
970-12-10/51174.1 23 pottery, 2 pottery fragments, 7 glass, 3 potsherds with blue glaze, 1 pipe st
Body
Chipping debris
Rim
Faunal Remain
Flat Glass
Bottle Glass
Coal/clinker
Slate
Pipe bowl
Neville
Buttons, glass, tortoise shell pick
974-24-10/52420.2 Buttons, glass, tortoise shell pick
Plaster
Fragment
Utilized bone
Faunal Remain
Rim
Fort Independence
Glass, china, and nails
974-24-10/52415.2 Glass, china, and nails
Bottle Glass
Body
Rim
Flat Glass
Fort Independence
13 pottery, 1 pottery fragment, 5 glass, 4 potsherds with blue glaze, chipping w
970-12-10/51110.2 13 pottery, 1 pottery fragment, 5 glass, 4 potsherds with blue glaze, chipping w
Flat Glass
Bottle Glass
Coal/clinker
Base
Rim
Body
Chipping debris
Neville
Chipping waste, bone, charcoal, glass, 11 historic glass, 16 historic pottery, 3
970-12-10/50313.2 Chipping waste, bone, charcoal, glass, 11 historic glass, 16 historic pottery, 3
Pipe bowl
Pipe stem
Faunal Remain
Body
Rim
Chipping debris
Stone
Ground Stone
Coal/clinker
Flat Glass
Bottle Glass
Neville