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Object Number 974-24-10/52456
Display Title Bone, glass fragments; china fragments; belt buckle. button
Descriptions
Inventory Description 16 refined earthernware body and rim sherds, 1 stoneware rim sherd, 10 animal bones, 2 bone button fragments, 7 bottle glass fragments, 1 metal fragment.
Classification
  • Faunal Remain
  • Body
  • Button
  • Bottle Glass
  • Rim
  • Unidentified
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 35 west 60; level 2-3
Additional Geographic Terms Castle Island
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of largest): 10.6 × 2 × 0.8 cm (4 3/16 × 13/16 × 5/16 in.)
Quantity 36
Label on object 974-24-10/52456, 10/52456, N35/W60

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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
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
Bone, nails, glass fragments china fragments
974-24-10/52455 Bone, nails, glass fragments china fragments
Button
Rim
Bottle Glass
Cylinder
Faunal Remain
Body
Base
Fort Independence
Bone, glass, china
974-24-10/52470 Bone, glass, china
Body
Button
Bottle Glass
Faunal Remain
Plate
Rim
Bowl
Fort Independence
Button, glass, china fragments, shell case
974-24-10/52464.2 Button, glass, china fragments, shell case
Faunal Remain
Green bottle glass
Pipe
Button
Rim
Body
Fort Independence
Belt buckle, button, nails.
974-24-10/52456.1 Belt buckle, button, nails.
Button
Ft. 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
Neck and shoulder fragments, glass. button.
974-24-10/52427.2 Neck and shoulder fragments, glass. button.
Pipe bowl
Body
Rim
Bottle
Unidentified
Pipe stem
Marble
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
Carved, one hole bone button fragments; three fragments crossmend
2008.22.3216 Carved, one hole bone button fragments; three fragments crossmend
Button
Harvard Yard
Ceramic, kaolin pipe fragment, bone button, glass fragments, ceramic frags.
974-24-10/52396.2 Ceramic, kaolin pipe fragment, bone button, glass fragments, ceramic frags.
Pipe
Base
Flat Glass
Faunal Remain
Plaster
Marble
Button
Body
Fort Independence
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974-24-10/52410 Bottles, mallet head, nails, glass, china and earthenware fragments buttons, buc
Fort Independence