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Artifacts and Commingled Skeletal Remains from a Well on the Medical College of Virginia Campus: Appendices Douglas W Virginia Commonwealth University VCU Scholars Compass Office of the President Documents VCU University Archives 6-18-2012 Artifacts and Commingled Skeletal Remains from a Well on the Medical College of Virginia Campus: Appendices Douglas W. Owsley Smithsonian Institution Karin Bruwelheide Smithsonian Institution Merry Outlaw Archaeological and Cultural Solutions Richard L. Jantz University of Tennessee-Knoxville Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/arch001 Downloaded from http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/arch001/5 This Research Report is brought to you for free and open access by the VCU University Archives at VCU Scholars Compass. It has been accepted for inclusion in Office of the President Documents by an authorized administrator of VCU Scholars Compass. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Appendix I. Artifact Catalog C o Site Art Manf Form u Ware Material Color Remarks ID Id Tech n t Flat, everted lip, rolled in; pinched in neck; cylindrical body; slightly 44HE Mouth 001 Jar 28 Glass Colorless domed base with rough 814 Blown pontil on exterior; base dia.: 5 3/4"; 28 fragments Translucent white fabric; glossy white glaze; interior underglaze 44HE Ch Blue and Wheel- 002 Saucer 1 Porcelain cobalt blue decoration 814 Porcelain White Thrown consisting of hanging dots above diaper motif; ca. 1785-1820 Translucent white fabric; colorless glaze; interior hand painted overglaze 44HE Ch Wheel- decoration consisting of 003 Bowl 1 Porcelain Polychrome 814 Porcelain Thrown horizontal lines of black dots between horizontal bands of red below rim; ca. 1780-1820 White fabric, colorless glaze; unscalloped rim, impressed with wavy- 44HE Earthen- Blue and 004 Platter 1 Pearlware Pressed lined feather edge motif 814 ware White highlighted with underglaze cobalt blue; post 1840 127 White fabric, colorless glaze; exterior 44HE White Earthen- Blue and 005 Bowl 1 Pressed underglaze pale blue 814 Ware ware White "banded" or "annular" decoration; post 1835 White fabric, colorless glaze; sherd with partial handle terminal below carinated body; exterior 44HE White Earthen- Brown and 006 Cream Jug 1 Pressed underglaze transfer- 814 Ware ware White printed brown motif consisting of foliage and possible architectural motif; post 1830 White fabric, colorless glaze; wide foot ring 44HE White Earthen- 007 Tankard 1 White squared on exterior 814 Ware ware edge, recessed base; post 1830 White fabric, colorless glaze, one sherd with 44HE White Earthen- 008 Sherd 3 White indeterminate pale 814 Ware ware cobalt blue transfer print; post 1830 White fabric, colorless glaze appearing pale bluish-cream; single vessel consisting of 5 44HE Ointment 7 Cream- Earthen- mended sherds and 2 009 Cream 814 Pot ware ware loose sherds; walls slightly flare outward from flat base, vertical rim is squared on exterior; post 1810 44HE Window 010 20 Glass Light Green 814 Glass Flat, everted lip, rolled 44HE Mouth 011 Jar 8 Glass Colorless in; pinched in neck; 814 Blown cylindrical body; 128 slightly domed base with rough pontil on exterior; base dia.: 4- 1/2" ; 8 fragments labeled 44HE814/21 on base 44HE Hollow Mouth Vertical rim, possible 012 1 Glass Colorless 814 Ware Blown drinking glass Squat cylinder shape 44HE Mold 013 Bottle 1 Glass Olive Green with high domed kick; 814 Blown post 1825 Squat cylinder shape 44HE Mold 014 Bottle 3 Glass Olive Green body fragments; post 814 Blown 1825 Short, hollow cylinder, rounded on bottom with open pontil, ground side walls, flat on top, and bearing 44HE Mouth 015 Jar Lid 1 Glass Colorless flattened, ovoid- 814 Blown shaped knob on central top; dia: 2- 1/2"; 1st half 19th century Labeled 44HE814/21 for EU21 Elongated hollow cylinder with outbent rim; broken and 44HE Mouth 016 Test Tube 1 Glass Colorless missing most of 814 Blown rounded base; L: 3- 15/16" Labeled 44HE814/21 for EU21 Narrow, elongated hollow cylinder, 44HE Thermo- Mouth 017 1 Glass Colorless broken on both ends; 814 meter Blown L: 8" Labeled 44HE814/21 for EU21 44HE Window 018 1 Glass Light Green 814 Glass 129 Round bottle with rounded shoulder, short cylindrical neck, and flared finish; retains ground 44HE Mouth cylinder-shaped 019 Phial 1 Glass Colorless 814 Blown stopper with knob broken off; seam stops at neck/shoulder junction; post 1820 Labeled 44HE814/21 for Test Unit 21 Multi-faceted; dia: 44HE 020 Bead 1 Glass Cobalt 3/16"; Bohemian 814 “Russian Blue” Small round button, convex on both sides, central concavity on 44HE Earthen- 021 Button 1 White Molded one side, perforated 814 ware with 4 equidistant holes; post 1840; dia: 1/2" Mouthpiece with 3 parallel cordons, one of which is directly on the end; 1st half 19th century Bag labeled 44HE E Tobacco White Ball 022 1 Clay White Molded “44HE814, Between 814 Pipe Clay Foundation Bricks (Builder's Date).” A tight date for this pipe could not be determined. 44HE E Tobacco White Ball 023 1 Clay White Molded 814 Pipe Clay Flattened round knob on short cylindrical stem with flared base; 44HE Door Copper 024 1 Cast stem perforated with 814 Knob Alloy round attachment hole; base perforated with central square 130 attachment hole, late 18th-1st half 19th century Narrow, oval- sectioned hafted handle that is pinched and flattened toward 44HE Hand- spatula-shaped end; 025 Handle 1 Bone 814 made retains iron blade shaft and 2 iron pins that secure the shaft; likely a scapula handle; L: 3- 3/4" Narrow, oval- sectioned hafted handle that is pinched and flattened toward 44HE Hand- broken end; retains 026 Handle 1 Bone 814 made iron shaft and portion of blade, and 2 iron pins that secure the shaft; likely a scapula handle; L: 3-5/8" 44HE 027 Peanut 1 Organic 814 44HE Window 028 7 Glass 814 Glass Numerous thin, square-sectioned thread-like fragments; 44HE original finds list 029 Suture 1 Organic 814 identifies this as a cat gut suture, 0.77' long; broken into multiple small fragments Unidentified material containing resin-like 44HE 030 Unknown 1 Organic material, paper-like 814 material, and a human tooth (sent to SI) 131 Unidentified rubber- 44HE like material, possibly 031 Unknown 2 Rubber Pink 814 a large rubber syringe; in 2 fragments 44HE Small y-shaped 032 Unknown 1 Rubber Pink 814 fragment 44HE Bottle 033 1 Rubber Olive Brown 814 Stopper 44HE Bottle 034 1 Rubber Olive Brown 814 Stopper Stamped head, L: 1- 44HE Straight Copper Machine 035 1 1/8"; early 19th 814 Pin Alloy Made century Cut; 3 intact with heads; 1 fragment with 44HE Machine 036 Nail 6 Iron head and 1 shaft, 814 Made which mend; 1 shaft; post 1790 Unidentifiable because 44HE heavily encrusted with 037 Unknown 1 Iron 814 oxidation, L: 3 1/2" x W: 1 3/4" 44HE 038 Mortar 1 Mortar Sand mortar sample 814 44HE Hand- 039 Brick 20 Clay Rubble 814 made 2 complete half shells, 44HE Oyster 040 2 Shell remainder are 814 Shell fragments 44HE 041 Slate 1 Stone Fragment 814 44HE Small y-shaped 042 Scrap 2 Tin Sheet 814 fragment in 2 pieces 132 3/4 of a handmade coping brick, D- 44HE Hand- 043 Brick 1 Clay Red Brown shaped, rectangular- 814 made sectioned; L: - 8-1/2" X W: 4-1/8" X T: 3-1/2" Outsole with single row pegs, possibly machine pegged, thus 44HE Hand- ca. 1850's; missing 044 Shoe 1 Leather 814 made sole; man's size 10 or 11; L: 11-3/8"; Other numbers: EU21/08 (11285) Midsole fragment from an undiagnostic 44HE Hand- 045 Shoe 1 Leather bottom leather; Other 814 made numbers: EU21/13 (11286) Upper with leather string threaded through 2 closely punched holes; most likely a slave shoe 44HE Hand- 046 Shoe 1 Leather made by a Richmond 814 made shoemaker of Bavarian descent, and crossmending with HE814/59, 62; Other nos:EU21/15A(11287) About one half of a man's heel with iron 44HE Hand- 047 Shoe 1 Leather nails and pegs in situ; 814 made Other numbers: EU21/04 (11288) Man's welted insole displaying square toe 44HE Hand- with blunt corners; 048 Shoe 1 Leather 814 made man's size 7; L: 10- 1/2"; Other numbers: EU21/07B(11289) 133 D-shaped heel, split into 3 sections; 44HE Hand- includes iron nails and 049 Shoe 3 Leather 814 made pegs in situ; Other numbers: EU21/02 (11290) Handmade outsole of a man's shoe with square blunt toe, displaying stitching 44HE Hand- 050 Shoe 1 Leather and excessive wear 814 made under first phalanx; adult male size 5; Other numbers: EU21/06C (11291) Large man's narrow shoe with partial heel and slightly rounded 44HE Hand- 051 Shoe 1 Leather toe, very worn on 814 made bottom; L: 10-1/4"; Other numbers: EU21/05d (11292) Small non-diagnostic leather fragment with 44HE Hand- 052 Shoe 1 Leather peg hole; Other 814 made numbers: EU21/03E (11307) Outsole of a man's shoe, round toe with blunt corners and single row of peg holes; severely supinated on lateral 44HE Hand- 053 Shoe 1 Leather arch, and with heel 814 made completely worn off; possible zinc oxide pegs at toe indicating a machine pegged sole of ca. 1850's; US man's size 10 134 Small fragment of 44HE Hand- man's pegged heel; 054 Shoe 1 Leather 814 made Other numbers: EU21/03E (11293) Large triangular- shaped fragment with 44HE Hand- 055 Shoe 1 Leather cut edges; Other 814 made numbers: EU21/14F (11296) Outsole fragment, 44HE Hand- worn at back; Other 056 Shoe 1 Leather 814 made numbers: EU21/12G (11297) About 1/2 of a pegged heel displaying supernated or 44HE Hand- 057 Shoe 1 Leather pronated wear; rigid 814 made forepart; Other numbers: EU21/09 (11298) Large man's shoe sole with broad rounded 44HE Hand- 058 Shoe 1 Leather toe; L: 11-1/2"; Other 814 made numbers: EU21/10 (11299) Outsole with slightly rounded toe about 4" across the ball; 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