Name/Title
WALNUT HALF-SHELLEntry/Object ID
2001.82.3.3Description
Color: Brown
A half-shell believed to have been from the Homestead walnut trees, ca. 1930s. The artifact has many ripples along the curved side and is completely hollow on the inside. The shell, which is believed to have been from the Homestead's military school days in the early 1930s, was found in a previously-unknown crawlspace above Thomas Temple's Bedroom door along with boy's gym shorts which are item .1.1, a candy box which is item 2.1, and two more shells which are .3.1-.2. With soiling, and light traces of white paint, the object is in good condition overall.Lexicon
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WalnutsSearch Terms
Three-dimensional, Walnut