One large burned clump of woven textile, most likely from a burlap bag or gunny sack. The fabric was likely burned during the Great Fire of 1835 in New York City.
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Textile
Organic
Burned
April 1981 - June 1981
This excavation conducted in 1981 uncovered archaeological resources from the 17th to the 19th centuries. The report is in 6 volumes. Please click the following to access each volume: The Archaeological Evaluation of the Seven Hanover Square Block, New York, ...
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1805-1835
This context contains artifacts from a charred wooden floor encountered as stratum 5 in Test Cut J located on Lot 28 off of Water Street. Excavation began at the level of the wooden basement floor of the most recent ...
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1835
Fire was a constant threat in dense places like New York. From the days of Dutch settlement in the early 1600s, city leaders had tried to legislate away the danger in various ways–mandating brick rather than wood construction, ...
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(18th Century, post-1762)
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(1762 - 1820)
(1762 - 1820)
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(1775 - 1810)
(1780 - 1895)
