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The Nan A. Rothschild Research Center
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The Nan A. Rothschild Research Center
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Hollowware

(18th Century)

Archaeological Details

18th century, hollowware, almshouse, kitchen

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-N40 W15-13

      18th century

      Almshouse complex

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Related Events

    • First Almshouse (1735-1796)

      1735 - 1791

      New York City's first public institution to care for the poor. Constructed in the center of today's City Hall Park. Archaeological testing uncovered features related to this site.  For more information please see: City Hall Park

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    • almshouse

Related Objects

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Cow (Bos Taurus) bone
glazed Jackfield-Type fragment
Hollowware

(18th Century)

lead glazed redware fragment
Medium Mammal Bone
Medium Mammal Bone
nail
nail2
Ovis/Capra bone
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Painted Porcelain Fragment
Painted whiteware fragment
Plaster
Salt Glazed, Gray Bodied Stoneware fragment
Smoking pipe
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