One small and exceedingly thin four-holed mother of pearl button. The button was likely thinned from use-wear.
1114
Thickness 0.1 cm
Diameter 0.9 cm
White
Button
Fauna
Lot 26*, Test Cut AP, Cistern Deposit: Dark Gray-Brown Silty Sand in Feature (624.1114)
Complete
Round
Four-Hole
Cut/Carved
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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This context (Catalog #1114: Lot 26*, Test Cut AP, Strat 2, Level b) consists of artifacts found from a cistern associated with the Pearl Street House, a hotel in operation from 1825 until 1853. Sometime after the Croton water ...
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1842
From the earliest days of concentrated settlement, New Yorkers struggled to find enough fresh water to sustain the city’s growing population. The rivers and bays surrounding the city were too brackish to drink; local sources, including shallow wells ...
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(1770 - 1890s)
(1770 - 1890s)
(1770 - 1890s)
(1775 - Early 19th Century)
(1676 - 1981)
(1860 - 1870)
