GLASS, BONE, AND CERAMIC ARCHEOLOGICAL FINDINGS FROM THE DON JULIAN ROAD PROJECT

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Homestead Museum

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GLASS, BONE, AND CERAMIC ARCHEOLOGICAL FINDINGS FROM THE DON JULIAN ROAD PROJECT

Entry/Object ID

2002.84.2.0

Description

GLASS, BONE, AND CERAMIC ARCHEOLOGICAL FINDINGS FROM THE DON JULIAN ROAD PROJECT Color: Blue; Brown; White A box containing glass, bone, and ceramic archeological findings from the Don Julian Road repaving project, 2000. Objects within include fragments of plain white, decorated, and brown ceramic; several pieces of dark brown glass bottles, and several bone fragments. All artifacts are broken, heavily soiled, corroded, and are therefore in poor condition. The objects were numbered by Greenwood and Associates in 2004 as a part of their archaeological investigation. The items were numbered starting 19-002927-86 and ending in 19-002927-121. The items from 19-002927-112 to 19-002927-114 were found by a vistor and had been grouped with the Don Julian Road Project. The items from 19-002927-115 to 19-002927-121 were given the location 'Apricot Tree' in the report and had been grouped with the Don Julian Road Project. A few of the items give extra information. Item 19-002927-092 is an earthenware blue on white base fragment, which is stamped with a blue 'P W & Co.' The maker is Podmore, Walker & Co., in Tunstall England from 1834 to 1859. Item 19-002927-098 is an earthenware white base fragment stamped 'J & G./Hanl.../England.' The maker was J.&G. Meakin, in Hanley England from 1890 onwards. Item 19-002927-107 is a glass lid liner embossed with '...ed Fruit Jar Company...' around CFJ Co. monogram. It's maker was Consolidated Fruit Jar Co. from New Brunswick, NJ. It is from 1871 to 1880+. Items 19-002927-102 & 19-002927-103 both are from 1840 and onwards.

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Glass, Pottery, Ceramics

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Three-dimensional, Glass, Bones, Ceramics, Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum, Bones

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Archaeological objects