William III shilling.
Silver | Object #: 1694030
Identified as possibly pewter during conservation. Too worn to identify exact date. Identified as William III shilling. Mary II not present.
Identified as possibly pewter during conservation. Too worn to identify exact date. Identified as William III shilling. Mary II not present.
Bottom edge.
Face detached from back. Possibly a shirt button.
Cone-shaped. Incised double line. Symmetrical holes at center. Narrow tip covered.
Marked "ONE FARE IN THE DIST. OF COL. 2" on one side and "WASH RY.& E.CO./CAP. TRAC. CO." surrounding a "W" in center.
Three-part ferrule or reinforment at end of folding rule. Center pin would have gone through ruler to connect two flat, rectangular fragments, one of which has 6 incised measuring lines.
Patched with eight rivets.
on the reverse: woman (Hibernia), harp, and "HIBERNIA 1723"; on the obverse: bust of George I and "GEORGIUS DEI GRATIA REX"; Noel Hume (1969:156-157,
This is the metal face, or front portion, of a two piece button. In this style of button, a disk of lathed bone with a beveled edge often served as a button back. The face of the button was commonly fashioned from a sheet of thin metal, usually a variety of copper alloy, which would be crimped onto the…
This is the metal face, or front portion, of a two piece button. In this style of button, a disk of lathed bone with a beveled edge often served as a button back. The face of the button was commonly fashioned from a sheet of thin metal, usually a variety of copper alloy, cut into the approximate size…
This is the metal face, or front portion, of a two piece button. In this style of button, a disk of lathed bone with a beveled edge often served as a button back. The face of the button was commonly fashioned from a sheet of thin metal, usually a variety of copper alloy, which would be crimped onto the…
This is a shattered 2-piece copper alloy button. After conservation, the button shattered into approximately ten fragments and therefore no measurements other than weight was recorded. Notes from prior to conservation indicate the original measurements were as follows: the height of the dome was greater…
Heavily corroded and fragmented. Missing its shank. Note on tag says "cannot withstand treatment". Measurements taken from largest metal frag.
On display at the International Museum of Slavery, Liverpool. Catalogued from drawings.
This is the metal face, or front portion, of a two piece button. In this style of button, a disk of lathed bone with a beveled edge often served as a button back. The face of the button was commonly fashioned from a sheet of thin metal, usually a variety of copper alloy, which would be crimped onto the…
This wedge of silver is a Spanish 2 real coin that has been cut into a 1/8th portion. Just visible on the piece are the numbers “25,” and small fragment of a crown surmounting a shield bearing the royal arms, indicating the coin was minted in 1725 during the reign of Phillip V. Comprised of pure…
Worn white metal (silver?) coin that has been quartered. Crude and uneven- perhaps a cob coin. Later cob coins cruder- http://www.sedwickcoins.com/articles/colonialcoinage.htm
This fragment is a wine bottle seal, bearing the initials of DP Custis. Wine bottles such as this were primarily imported from Britain and Europe in the eighteenth century, and were commonly used to consume cider, beer, wine or liquors in colonial households of all statuses. Seals such as these were…