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Copper alloy waistcoat button with shank cast in boss.

Copper/Copper Alloy | Object #: 1800331

Copper alloy clothing hook with one eye.

Copper Alloy | Object #: 1800383

Double frame copper alloy strap buckle with lozenge and trefoil decoration.

Copper/Copper Alloy | Object #: 1817261

"Spectacle" buckle, missing tongue or plate. Flat profile. Identical to buckle no. 402 dating to 1550-1650, page 65 in Whitehead 1996 "Buckles 1250-1800". Pin cast with buckle frame.

Double framed copper alloy strap buckle with iron tongue and shell decoration.

Copper/Copper Alloy | Object #: 1817306

"Spectacle" buckle with flat profile and iron tongue. Non-matching shell decoration on each end of frame and concave scalloped knop above and below pin terminal. Similar to buckle 431, dating to 1550-1650, page 69 in Whitehead 1996 "Buckles 1250-1800". Identical to buckle dr...

Iron square single framed utilitarian buckle with looped tongue.

Iron | Object #: 1819438

Tongue loops around shorter axis of frame.

Iron rectangular single framed utilitarian buckle with looped tongue.

Iron | Object #: 1819439

Conserved, but in poor condition. Tongue looped around longer axis of frame.

Iron single frame square utilitarian buckle with looped tongue.

Iron | Object #: 1819450

Appears that tongue is piercing iron sheeting of some kind. Heavily corroded. Tongue loops around longer axis of frame.

Iron knee buckle with anchor hook and double prong tongue.

Iron | Object #: 1820836

Although oriented horizontally with a slightly curved profile, is the size of a knee buckle and has typical double prong tongue and anchor hook with cutout of knee buckle. Heavily conserved.

Drawn, simple, barrel-shaped white seed bead with clear casing

Glass | Object #: 1823623

Kidd and Kidd type IIa; little to no patina; casing visible under microscope--viewed with OMAX 4/0.1 160/0.17

Drawn, simple, black tubular bead,

Glass | Object #: 1823633

Kidd and Kidd type Ia, little to no patina, relatively long compared to the other samples of Ia black beads found at House for Families

Drawn, large, simple, blue barrel-shaped bead with white stripes parallel to perforation

Glass | Object #: 1823668

Kidd and Kidd type Ib, significant silvery patina especially on one side of the bead

Drawn, simple, barrel-shaped blue seed bead.

Glass | Object #: 1823731

Kidd and Kidd type IIa; little to no patina

Drawn, simple, barrel-shaped blue seed bead.

Glass | Object #: 1823745

Kidd and Kidd type IIa; silver patina obscuring blue glass--true color visible immediately upon wetting the bead.

Drawn compound tubular bead with dark green core and red exterior

Glass | Object #: 1823766

Kidd and Kidd type IIIa; little to no patina

Drawn, simple, barrel-shaped, blue-green seed bead

Glass | Object #: 1823789

Kidd and Kidd type IIa; silvery patina in patches

Blonde blade-based gunflint.

Chert/Flint, Honey-Brown | Object #: 1829427

Color associated with french flint/chert. Appears retouched and used along multiple edges. Blade- based gunflints perfected mid-18th century (Kenmotsu, 1990:100).

Drawn, simple, barrel-shaped blue seed bead

Glass | Object #: 1829760

Kidd and Kidd type IIa; little to no patina

Drawn, simple, sub-spherical, blue-green seed bead

Glass | Object #: 1829787

Kidd and Kidd type IIa; overall thin white patina, beginning to show yellow patina on the perforation sides. White patina disappears when wet and the blue-green color of the glass is visible, but the yellow patina remains. Viewed under OMAX 4/0.1 160/0.17

Drawn, simple, barrel-shaped, red seed bead

Glass | Object #: 1829830

Kidd and Kidd type IIa; black-purple patina totally obscuring red glass, which can be seen under microscope showing through the sides of the bead. Black patina does not decrease when wet. Viewed under OMAX 4/0.1 160/0.17

Drawn, simple, barrel-shaped, black seed bead

Glass | Object #: 1829933

Kidd and Kidd type IIa; black-purple patina that becomes more transparent when wet; viewed under OMAX 4/0.1 160/0.17