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Object Number 987-22-10/110104
Display Title Silver-colored foil fragment
Descriptions
Inventory Description Silver-colored foil fragment
Classification
  • Foil
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Old Yard, H200-1, Sod Level, 0-4cmbs
Materials Foil
Dimensions Overall: 3.3 × 2.2 × 1.2 cm (1 5/16 × 7/8 × 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object H200-1

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
silver-colored foil fragments, possibly chewing gum wrappers
987-22-10/109435 silver-colored foil fragments, possibly chewing gum wrappers
Foil
Harvard Yard
Collected from surface of 1986 excavation area; 17 White and tan cigarette filters, degraded; 2 metal alloy bottle caps, 1 Orangina, 1 Pepsi; 3 plastic flatware fragments; 15 clear, colorless plastic fragments; 2 ball point pens; White cotton twine fragments, lavendar polyester ribbon fragment, beige fabric bandage fragment; silver colored duct tape fragment; 3 metal alloy nail, 1 with yellow flagging tape; 1 shell fragment; 1 aqua flat glass fragment; 11 paper condiment packs; 16 white styrofoam packing peanut fragments; 12 gold and silver colored foil fragments; 19 paper fragments; 52 colorless cellophane fragments
987-22-10/110149 Collected from surface of 1986 excavation area; 17 White and tan cigarette filters, degraded; 2 metal alloy bottle caps, 1 Orangina, 1 Pepsi; 3 plastic flatware fragments; 15 clear, colorless plastic fragments; 2 ball point pens; White cotton twine fragments, lavendar polyester ribbon fragment, beige fabric bandage fragment; silver colored duct tape fragment; 3 metal alloy nail, 1 with yellow flagging tape; 1 shell fragment; 1 aqua flat glass fragment; 11 paper condiment packs; 16 white styrofoam packing peanut fragments; 12 gold and silver colored foil fragments; 19 paper fragments; 52 colorless cellophane fragments
Nail
Styrofoam
Organic
Plastic
Textile
Foil
Twine
Screwtop
Harvard Yard
Metal/domestic, foil fragment
987-22-10/114704 Metal/domestic, foil fragment
Foil
Harvard Yard
Metal/domestic, foil fragments
987-22-10/114271 Metal/domestic, foil fragments
Foil
Harvard Yard
Metal/domestic, foil fragment
987-22-10/114284 Metal/domestic, foil fragment
Foil
Harvard Yard
Metal, foil fragments
987-22-10/112617 Metal, foil fragments
Foil
Harvard Yard
Metal/domestic, foil fragment
987-22-10/114076 Metal/domestic, foil fragment
Foil
Harvard Yard
Gold-colored metal foil fragments, silver-colored interior
2017.5.180 Gold-colored metal foil fragments, silver-colored interior
Miscellaneous
Harvard Yard
Foil wrappers
987-22-10/111834 Foil wrappers
Foil
Harvard Yard
Metal, foil wrapper
987-22-10/112937 Metal, foil wrapper
Foil
Harvard Yard
Metal, foil wrapper
987-22-10/112948 Metal, foil wrapper
Foil
Harvard Yard
Foil wrappers
987-22-10/112772 Foil wrappers
Foil
Harvard Yard