COLLECTION NAME:
UMass 19th Century Roxbury Family Collection
Record
ID number:
9.13
Site name:
Roxbury
Complex title:
DCR Parcel 8
Site date:
18th-20th century
Modern location:
Roxbury, Massachusetts
UMAS Project Number:
UM 734
Artifact name:
3 glass marbles (Is the brown one glass or brown quartz like other one?)
Artifact form:
marble (game piece)
Artifact classification:
toy (recreational artifact)
Artifact description:
3 glass marbles, one blue/white spiral, one brown speckled, one transparent with blue swirl inside
Image view description:
Marbles with measurement and ID number
Artifact condition:
Transparent marble slightly chipped, otherwise good condition
Artifact inscription:
None
Artifact material:
Glass
Artifact date:
19th-20th century
Artifact date type:
creation date
Artifact Terminus Ante Quem:
1896
Artifact notes:
Date depends on country of manufacture. If these marbles were made in the US, they were likely made after 1896
Artifact repository:
UMass Archaeological Services Artifact Inventory
Image creator:
Eve Loftus
Image creation date:
2017-03
Filename:
UMAR_00045.tif
Accession number:
UMAR_00045
Rights:
All rights reserved
