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Object Number 974-24-10/52446
Display Title 3 plates; 1 large metal ring; bone; copper tubing; glass fragments
Descriptions
Inventory Description 3 partial refined earthenware plates including 1 brown transfer print, 3 blue shell edge pearlware rim sherds, n1 blue handpainted refined earthenware partial sugar bowl with partial lid, 3 redware body and rim sherds with interior glaze, 5 yellowware body sherds, 3 white refined earthenware sherds, 7 flat glass fragments, 1 unidentified milk glass fragment, 15 animal bones
Classification
  • Flat Glass
  • Body
  • Faunal Remain
  • Fragment
  • Lid
  • Rim
  • Jar
  • Plate
Department Archaeological
Date 18th century - 19th century
Culture
  • Euro-American
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Suffolk County / Boston / Fort Independence
Intrasite Structure a; north 45, west 60; level 2-3
Additional Geographic Terms Castle Island
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of largest): 26.4 × 18.9 × 0.4 cm (10 3/8 × 7 7/16 × 3/16 in.)
Label on object 974-24-10/52446; N45 W60; N45 W60-A; N40 W60

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
3 plates; 1 large metal ring; bone; copper tubing; glass fragments
974-24-10/52446.2 3 plates; 1 large metal ring; bone; copper tubing; glass fragments
Bottle Glass
Body
Fort Independence
1 large metal ring, copper tubing, misc. iron fragments.
974-24-10/52446.1 1 large metal ring, copper tubing, misc. iron fragments.
Button
Fort Independence
Pottery, china, nails
974-24-10/52481 Pottery, china, nails
Body
Plate
Ornament
Bottle Glass
Faunal Remain
Rim
Lid
Fort Independence
Bone, glass, china
974-24-10/52470 Bone, glass, china
Body
Button
Bottle Glass
Faunal Remain
Plate
Rim
Bowl
Fort Independence
Bone and nails
974-24-10/52469.2 Bone and nails
Flat Glass
Plate
Body
Faunal Remain
Rim
Fort Independence
Earthenware rim sherds, bone, nails, and glass
974-24-10/52414.2 Earthenware rim sherds, bone, nails, and glass
Flat Glass
Base
Faunal Remain
Body
Rim
Bottle Glass
Fort Independence
Plate fragments; glass
974-24-10/52483 Plate fragments; glass
Faunal Remain
Pipe
Flat Glass
Tumbler
Bottle Glass
Rim
Nail
Base
Plate
Body
Bowl
Fort Independence
Portion of blue and white plate, with scalloped rim. pipe fragments shells, na
974-24-10/52406 Portion of blue and white plate, with scalloped rim. pipe fragments shells, na
Plate
Rim
Bottle Glass
Flat Glass
Faunal Remain
Faunal Remain
Unidentified
Body
Charcoal
Fort Independence
34 chips quartz & limestone; 17 chips stone; frag. bone; frag. charcoal; 22 chip
970-12-10/50706 34 chips quartz & limestone; 17 chips stone; frag. bone; frag. charcoal; 22 chip
Faunal Remain
Coal/clinker
Flat Glass
Charcoal
Unidentified
Chipping debris
Body
Neville
Ceramic, kaolin pipe fragments, bone faunal remains, window glass fragment
974-24-10/52491 Ceramic, kaolin pipe fragments, bone faunal remains, window glass fragment
Rim
Body
Pipe stem
Faunal Remain
Plate
Pipe
Fort Independence
18 quartz chips; 1 bone chip; 52 stone chips; 7 pieces glass; 12 pieces glazed p
970-12-10/51109 18 quartz chips; 1 bone chip; 52 stone chips; 7 pieces glass; 12 pieces glazed p
Coal/clinker
Chipping debris
Bottle Glass
Faunal Remain
Flat Glass
Body
Rim
Neville
Stone chips, glass, pottery, pottery sherds
970-12-10/51170.2 Stone chips, glass, pottery, pottery sherds
Chipping debris
Rim
Bottle Glass
Flat Glass
Coal/clinker
Plastic
Body
Neville