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Object Number 974-24-10/52455
Display Title Bone, nails, glass fragments china fragments
Descriptions
Inventory Description 22 refined earthenware body rim and base sherds including mocha-ware, yellow-ware, jackfield type, pearl-ware, 2 stoneware sherds, 1 shell button, 2 bottle glass fragments, 1 fluted stone cylinder with holes, 18 bones and teeth.
Classification
  • Cylinder
  • Button
  • Faunal Remain
  • Base
  • Body
  • Rim
  • Bottle Glass
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 65; level 2-3
Additional Geographic Terms Castle Island
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of largest): 14.6 × 4.2 × 1.1 cm (5 3/4 × 1 5/8 × 7/16 in.)
Quantity 46
Label on object 974-24-10/52455, 10/52455, N45/W65

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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
Body
Bottle Glass
Pipe stem
Fort Independence
Bone, glass fragments; china fragments; belt buckle. button
974-24-10/52456 Bone, glass fragments; china fragments; belt buckle. button
Body
Button
Bottle Glass
Unidentified
Rim
Faunal Remain
Fort Independence
China, glass, hinge, bone
974-24-10/52475 China, glass, hinge, bone
Base
Rim
Button
Body
Faunal Remain
Bead
Flat Glass
Fort Independence
Bone, glass, china
974-24-10/52470 Bone, glass, china
Body
Button
Bottle Glass
Faunal Remain
Plate
Rim
Bowl
Fort Independence
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
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
Rim
Flat Glass
Bottle Glass
Coal/clinker
Faunal Remain
Pipe bowl
Slate
Body
Chipping debris
Neville
62 stone chips and flakes; 5 glazed potsherds; button; 2 nails; 2 fragments of g
970-12-10/50352.4 62 stone chips and flakes; 5 glazed potsherds; button; 2 nails; 2 fragments of g
Rim
Neville
11 bones & fragments); 2 coal; 5 brick & stone fragments; 24 chipping waste; 8 g
970-12-10/51197.2 11 bones & fragments); 2 coal; 5 brick & stone fragments; 24 chipping waste; 8 g
Brick
Fragment
Base
Body
Rim
Chipping debris
Faunal Remain
Worked Wood
Coal/clinker
Bottle Glass
Neville
31 pottery; 5 glass fragments; 4 bone fragments; 1 charcoal; 1 fired clay; 30 ch
970-12-10/51198.2 31 pottery; 5 glass fragments; 4 bone fragments; 1 charcoal; 1 fired clay; 30 ch
Flat Glass
Pipe stem
Base
Body
Chipping debris
Rim
Faunal Remain
Bottle Glass
Coal/clinker
Neville
Glass, china, and nails
974-24-10/52415.2 Glass, china, and nails
Flat Glass
Rim
Body
Bottle Glass
Fort Independence
15 glass and fragments, 19 pottery, 2 pipe fragments, 1 poor quality stoneware,
970-12-10/50428.1 15 glass and fragments, 19 pottery, 2 pipe fragments, 1 poor quality stoneware,
Faunal Remain
Charcoal
Unidentified
Pipe bowl
Pipe stem
Coal/clinker
Bottle Glass
Body
Flat Glass
Neville
Pottery, china, nails
974-24-10/52481 Pottery, china, nails
Body
Plate
Ornament
Bottle Glass
Faunal Remain
Rim
Lid
Fort Independence