Slag

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Slag

Entry/Object ID

1955.4a-c

Description

Three uneven chunks of rock. Each rock has both smooth, shiny sides, and rough, matte sides.

Use

Slag is the stony waste matter that is separated from metals during the smelting or refining process.

Context

Said to be from Ethan Allen's blast furnace

Acquisition

Accession

1955.4

Source or Donor

Robbins, Roland W.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Fragment

Nomenclature Category

Category 10: Unclassifiable Objects

Material

Slag

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Allen, Ethan (1738-1789)