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Metal, nails, cut
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Object Number 13-50-10/91552
Display Title Metal, nails, cut
Descriptions
Object Description Fragments of Wrought Iron Nails: Metal, nails, cut
Inventory Description Metal, nails, corroded, some with wood attached
Classification
  • Nail
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Dukes County / Chilmark / Burial plot N
Intrasite Grave 1
Additional Geographic Terms Martha's Vineyard; shores of Menemsha Pond
Materials Metal
Dimensions Overall: 6.7 x 1.7 x 0.9 cm (2 5/8 x 11/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 10
Label on object 91552
Provenance
Collector Samuel J. Guernsey (1913)
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1913)

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