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Object ID: 55679
Site Name: Maurice Clark
Context Number: 44ST174-04-067
Count: 1
Object Type: buckle
Object SubType: shoe
Material: metal
Material Subtype: copper alloy
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Remarks: FF Artifact # 35
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SMALL FINDS RECORD
Small Find ID: 3107
No of Objects: 1
Location: Ferry Farm
Conserved: Yes
Record Date: 7/6/2004
Recorder: Dodd
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Morphology: cast
Category: Clothing
Subcategory: Buckle
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Fashionability: fashionable from 1700-1815
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Remarks: Kelly Ladd Kostro (PC 10 May 2009) suggested that lead-alloy buckles were rare. Hand incised flower decoration suggests first quarter of 18th c.
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Verified: 10/5/2012
Verified By: Galke
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Buckle Type: shoe
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Context ID: 3897
Site Name: Maurice Clark
Context Number: 44ST174-04-067
Summary: excavation unit FF04, context 67
Short Title: plowzone
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Screen Type: 1/4 inch
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Remarks: Fairly defined feature in SE portion of unit w/ charred wood. Large bits of charcoal found in surrounding subsoil. Wrought nail and brick in feature. Also found pipe stems and vertically standing rocks.
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Supervisors Notes: Large feature in SE quadrant of unit. High frequency of charred wood chunks in feature and surrounding subsoil.
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Soil Type: 10 YR 3/6 dark yellowish brown sandy silt
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Z Coord: 102.56
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