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Object Number 974-24-10/52481
Display Title Pottery, china, nails
Descriptions
Inventory Description 7 shell edged pearlware rim sherds, 2 white refined earthenware body sherds, 1 partial refined earthenware plate, 1 blue transfer print partial lid, 2 redware body sherds with interior glaze, 7 animal bones, 2 bottle glass fragments, and 1 unidentified colorless glass ornament
Classification
  • Lid
  • Faunal Remain
  • Rim
  • Plate
  • Bottle Glass
  • Body
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Date 18th century - 19th century
Culture
  • Colonial Period
  • American
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Suffolk County / Boston / Fort Independence
Intrasite Structure a; north 45, west 70; level 2-3
Additional Geographic Terms Castle Island
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of largest): 20 × 10 × 0.4 cm (7 7/8 × 3 15/16 × 3/16 in.)
Quantity 23
Label on object 974-24-10/52481; 10/52481; N45 W70; N50 W60

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Bone, glass, china
974-24-10/52470 Bone, glass, china
Body
Button
Bottle Glass
Faunal Remain
Plate
Rim
Bowl
Fort Independence
Glass, china, and nails
974-24-10/52415.2 Glass, china, and nails
Flat Glass
Rim
Body
Bottle Glass
Fort Independence
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
1 wood button; 4 pieces glass; 4 pieces bone; Nails; Pieces of china.
974-24-10/52445.2 1 wood button; 4 pieces glass; 4 pieces bone; Nails; Pieces of china.
Bottle Glass
Tumbler
Unidentified
Handle
Fragment
Rim
Body
Stemware
Pipe
Ft. Independence
Nails, metal fragment, china fragment, wood
974-24-10/52405.2 Nails, metal fragment, china fragment, wood
Bottle Glass
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
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
3 plates; 1 large metal ring; bone; copper tubing; glass fragments
974-24-10/52446 3 plates; 1 large metal ring; bone; copper tubing; glass fragments
Faunal Remain
Fragment
Rim
Flat Glass
Plate
Body
Lid
Jar
Fort Independence
Nails, glass, china
974-24-10/52465.2 Nails, glass, china
Rim
Flat Glass
Body
Fort Independence
17 pieces rusty metal, mostly nails; 13 pieces quartz; 2 pieces charcoal; 20 pie
970-12-10/50427 17 pieces rusty metal, mostly nails; 13 pieces quartz; 2 pieces charcoal; 20 pie
Flat Glass
Button
Rim
Faunal Remain
Charcoal
Chipping debris
Pipe
Body
Bottle Glass
Neville
27 pieces corroded metal, mostly nails; 22 pcs glass; 19 pcs glazed pottery; 8 u
970-12-10/50425 27 pieces corroded metal, mostly nails; 22 pcs glass; 19 pcs glazed pottery; 8 u
Unidentified
Nail
Bottle Glass
Rim
Brick
Pipe
Chipping debris
Coal/clinker
Stone
Faunal Remain
Body
Flat Glass
Neville
Bone and nails
974-24-10/52469.2 Bone and nails
Flat Glass
Plate
Body
Faunal Remain
Rim
Fort Independence