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The Nan A. Rothschild Research Center
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The Nan A. Rothschild Research Center
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Mother of Pearl button

CHP_1990_N30W10U8_Pearl

Archaeological Details

four hole Clothing, sewing related

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

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