Container, Brass

Item number 45KI765/P9-27 from the The Burke: University of Washington.

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Description

AMEC Analysis: Comments: This is a round container made of thin copper with gold enamel. It is 1 1/2 inches in diameter and 1 inch tall. The top is embossed with "100 Paper Fasteners - Counting House Flat Heads - No 2" and shows a picture of T-shaped fastener. Two metal fragments forming one container with brass plating. Lid impressed with: 100 COUNTING HOUSE PAPER FASTENERS FLAT HEADS No. 2 Object is bent from original shape, causing seams to rupture. Exterior surfaces are corroded and show loss of original brass plating. Interior surfaces have grey accretions. L. Penttila 3/1/2010

Dimension Details

Depth = Thickness. Dimensions given are of complete object; artifact is comprised of container and lid (5.0 and 3.2 g respectively).

Geographical Search Terms

King County North America Northwest Coast Puget Sound Washington State Western United States Western Washington

Credit Line

Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation

Collection Owner

Owned by The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

Item History

Collected by Inc. AMEC Earth and Environmental on November 8, 2005

What

Name: Container, Brass
Identification Number: 45KI765/P9-27
Type of Item: brass container
Material: metal and brass metal
Manufacturing Technique: impressed
Overall: length 2.70002 cm, width 0.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 3.81 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 8.2 g

Where

Holding Institution: The Burke: University of Washington

Who

Field Collector: Inc. AMEC Earth and Environmental

When

Collection Date: on November 8, 2005

Other

Accession Number: 2008-177
Classification: Site Type: Historic Debris Scatter/ConcentrationSite Type: Historic Object(s)
Collection: Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count: 2
Excavated By: Rooke, Lara
Site Number: 45-KI-765
Unit: Area P9
Object Category: Metal
Object Sub Category: Brass