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The Nan A. Rothschild Research Center
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Nail-2

Archaeological Details

  • Dimensions

    Length 2.9 cm

    Head Width 0.7 cm

    Weight 1 gr

  • Context

    495-N5 W10-13

  • Forms

    Rose Head

    Four-Way Tapered Shank

    Whole

  • Techniques

    Hand wrought

Excavation Site

City Hall Park

Manhattan, City Hall Park, South of Chambers Street and East of Broadway between City Hall and Tweed Court House

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Part of Project

    • City Hall Park, New York, NY (1989)

      1989

      Thousands of artifacts were excavated from what was once the kitchen of New York City's first municipal Almshouse. This collection represents one of the few almshouse grounds to have been excavated by archaeologists in the United States. The site ...

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    • CHP_1990_N15E5U3_Transfer

Part of Context

    • 495-N5 W10-13

      Disturbed, steam line disturbance

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