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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
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
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
Glass, china, and nails
974-24-10/52415.2 Glass, china, and nails
Flat Glass
Rim
Body
Bottle Glass
Fort Independence
Pottery, china, nails
974-24-10/52481 Pottery, china, nails
Body
Plate
Ornament
Bottle Glass
Faunal Remain
Rim
Lid
Fort Independence
China, bone, pipe fragments, button, and glass
974-24-10/52411.2 China, bone, pipe fragments, button, and glass
Pipe stem
Flat Glass
Faunal Remain
Bottle Glass
Rim
Plaster
Fort Independence
Complete blacking bottle. bottle fragments. nails, bone and china fragments
974-24-10/52426.2 Complete blacking bottle. bottle fragments. nails, bone and china fragments
Fort Independence
Nails, metal fragment, china fragment, wood
974-24-10/52405.2 Nails, metal fragment, china fragment, wood
Bottle Glass
Rim
Fort Independence
1 wood button; 4 pcs. glass; 4 pcs. bone; nails; pcs. of china
974-24-10/52445.4 1 wood button; 4 pcs. glass; 4 pcs. bone; nails; pcs. of china
Bottle Glass
Flat Glass
Fort Independence