Drawn, simple, sub-spherical, clear seed bead
Glass | Object #: 1829938
Kidd and Kidd type IIa; iridescent patina that is transparent when wet.
Kidd and Kidd type IIa; iridescent patina that is transparent when wet.
Kidd and Kidd type IIa; silvery patina that becomes transparent when wet. Viewed with OMAX 4/0.1 160/0.17
Kidd and Kidd type IIa; little patina, what is there appears white.
Kidd and Kidd type IIa; thin white patina covering the bead, with the light green glass still visible through; on the perforation sides, a yellowish-brown patina has appeared. Viewed under OMAX 4/0.1 160/.017
Kidd and Kidd type IIa; silvery patina, thick; patina becomes transparent when wet and blue glass very visible. Viewed under OMAX 4/0.1 160/0.17
Kidd and Kidd type IIa; red color completely obscured by white-silvery patina. When wet, the bead appears brownish-red to the eye. When wet and placed under the microscope (OMAX 4/0.1 160/0.17), it shows to be a brighter red in color.
Kidd and Kidd type IIa; little to no patina. Casing visible by the naked eye, and confirmed under the microscope OMAX 4/0.1 160/0.17
Kidd and Kidd type IIa; little to no patina
Concave sides from excessive use of sharpening many tools. Thin groove along one face for the sharpening of a tool. Iron corrosion surrounding groove. Appears similar to Aquia sandstone quarried locally for Mansion foundation and early outbuildings on the estate.
This artifact is a fragment of lead, possibly related to the production of molded lead shot. Some shot molds were capable of casting a single ball, and others, called gang molds, were capable of casting several shot all at once. Regardless of type, molten lead was poured into the top of the mold and…
In poor condition. Missing tongue. D-shape single frame iron util. buckle. May have once had plate- pin has piece of metal looped around frame that may have once connected body of plate to buckle.
This lead ball is a piece of shot. This particular shot was formed in a mold, which was usually made of metal with two halves hinged together. Molten lead was poured into the top of the mold and traveled along a narrow channel to a spherical casting chamber. Some shot molds were capable of casting a…
This lead ball is a piece of shot. This particular shot was formed in a mold, which was usually made of two halves hinged together. Molten lead was poured into the top of the mold and traveled along a narrow channel to a spherical casting chamber. Some shot molds were capable of casting a single ball…
This lead ball is a piece of shot. This particular shot was formed in a mold, which was usually made of metal with two halves hinged together. Molten lead was poured into the top of the mold and traveled along a narrow channel to a spherical casting chamber. Some shot molds were capable of casting a…
This lead ball is a piece of shot. This small sized shot was manufactured by a technique invented by Prince Rupert in the seventeenth century. In this process, molten lead fluxed with arsenic is poured over coals in a colander like instrument which in turn is set above a barrel of water which cools the…
This lead ball is a piece of shot. This particular shot was produced by the dropping method. In this process, molten lead was dropped from a height into a container of water. The greater the height from which the lead was dropped, the rounder the shot. Various forms of this technique were developed over…
This lead ball is a piece of shot. This particular shot was produced by the dropping method. In this process, molten lead was dropped from a height into a container of water. The greater the height from which the lead was dropped, the rounder the shot. Various forms of this technique were developed over…
Quarter-size rounded pebble with polished surface. Possibly hand polished or worn from river water. Possibly a gizzard stone.
Strap keeper, likely for horse accessory. Face is stylized asymmetrical "axehead" with cordoned lines. Face is a deeper gold than back- different copper alloy.
The object pictured here is a simple toy marble. It is made of limestone and polished smooth. While it is always difficult to associate an archaeological item with a singular person, it is possible a toy such as this would have been used if not owned by one of the many enslaved children living and working…