Sherd
- Object Name:
- Sherd
- Object ID:
- 1965.036.07
- Place of Origin:
- Webster, NH
- Date:
- 1700-1746
- Description:
- Group of objects excavated on the site of first log house built in Webster, NH. In wooden cigar box with no cover. Contents: one iron fork with largely disintegrated bone handle; two buckles, one without a tongue; 19 sherds of earthenware with bright yellow glaze, round brown spots, and bands; one small handle sherd; five heavy gray-brown sherds; three pieces of clay pipe stem; one smooth rectangular piece of rock. Cigar box stamped "Conchas Finas" on interior and exterior of one long side panel.
- Material:
- Wood
Metal
Ceramic - Dimensions:
- H-1.4 W-8.75 D-4.8 inches
- Provenance:
- Label inside box reads, "These relics are from the site of the first log house in Webster. This house was built by Thomas Cook who was killed by Indians, Mar. 4, 1746."
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Concord Public Library
- People:
- Cook, Thomas
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