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Object Number
974-24-10/52474.2
Display Title
Pottery, button, bone
Descriptions
Inventory Description
1 bone domino playing piece, 2 animal bone fragments, 1 mother of pearl two-hole button, 2 stoneware body sherds, and 1 white refined earthenware body sherd
Classification
- Body
- Faunal Remain
- Gaming piece
- Button
Department
Archaeological
Date
18th century - 19th century
Culture
- American
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Massachusetts
/
Suffolk County
/
Boston
/
Fort Independence
Intrasite
N45 W65; Structure a; Level 1
Additional Geographic Terms
Castle Island
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of largest): 4.1 × 2 × 0.2 cm (1 5/8 × 13/16 × 1/16 in.)
Quantity
7
Label on object
974-24-10/52474; 10/52471
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 974-24-10/52470 | Bone, glass, china |
Body
Button Bottle Glass Faunal Remain Plate Rim Bowl |
Fort Independence
| |
| 974-24-10/52475 | China, glass, hinge, bone |
Base
Rim Button Body Faunal Remain Bead Flat Glass |
Fort Independence
| |
| 974-24-10/52445.2.1 | Ceramic, porcelain prosser button, four holes; organic, carved wood button, one hole; organic, mother of pearl button, two holes; metal, copper alloy button, with loop, white milk glass inset, embossed |
Button
Button Button Button Button |
Ft. Independence
| |
| 980-24-10/100921 | Mother-of-pearl button with cuprous alloy back, shank missing |
Button
|
Harvard Yard
| |
| 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
| |
| 2012.13.13 | Chinthe buttons |
Button
|
Burma
| |
| 974-24-10/52455 | Bone, nails, glass fragments china fragments |
Button
Rim Bottle Glass Cylinder Faunal Remain Body Base |
Fort Independence
| |
| 974-24-10/52451.5 | Metal door knob |
Colorless flat glass
Ornament Body Rim |
Fort Independence
| |
| 970-12-10/51107.2 | Chipping waste, bead, button, pottery, glass, pipe stem fragment |
Chipping debris
Coal/clinker Flat Glass Pipe stem Bottle Glass Rim Button Body |
Neville
| |
| 974-24-10/52410.2 | Bottles, mallet head, nails, glass, china and earthenware fragments, buttons, bu |
Button
Body Bottle Glass Pipe stem |
Fort Independence
| |
| 974-24-10/52456 | Bone, glass fragments; china fragments; belt buckle. button |
Body
Button Bottle Glass Unidentified Rim Faunal Remain |
Fort Independence
| |
| 974-24-10/52472.2.1 | Organic, shell button, two holes |
Button
|
Fort Independence
|