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One possibility is that its a sweet heart. Such items are often one
offs and such a shell could have held a lock of hair for instance. Which
reminds me of the US 5th Army badge my wife
recently found in my mum's sewing box - apparently she served on
attachment from the British services with them for 2 years in the 1940s
in Sicily which was news to me. Given Wednesday was St Paul's day it
reminds me of some stuff about "through a glass darkly".
paul courtney
leicester
Jamie Chad Brandon wrote:
>Chris:
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>I looks like it might be a version of a victorian shell purse....I'll see if I can find a pic....
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Christopher Fennell <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: Thursday, January 26, 2006 11:43 am
>Subject: Artifact identifcation question
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>>Dear Listmembers,
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>>An artifact was recently uncovered during some landscape work on the
>>grounds of St. Peter's Catholic Church and Rectory in Harpers
>>Ferry, West
>>Virginia. I would greatly appreciate any information you can
>>provide as to
>>the identification of this object, its purpose, and likely date of
>>manufacture.
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>>Photos of the area in which it was uncovered and of the artifact,
>>as well
>>as background information about the site (which dates from the 1830s
>>onward) are available online at:
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>>http://www.anthro.uiuc.edu/faculty/cfennell/StPeter2006.html
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>>I suspect it is a form of mussel shell snuff box, but it has some
>>unusualcharacteristics.
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>>Many thanks!
>>Chris
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>>Christopher C. Fennell
>>Assistant Professor
>>Department of Anthropology
>>109 Davenport Hall, MC-148, 607 S. Mathews Ave.
>>University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801
>>phone: (217) 244-7309 fax: (217) 244-3490
>>http://www.anthro.uiuc.edu/faculty/cfennell
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