Bertrand Bottles. a Study of 19th-Century Glass and Ceramic Analysis

Author(s): Ronald R. Switzer

Year: 1974

Summary

Once in a very great while a few historic artifacts are found which contribute significantly to our knowledge of a particular period. Rarer still is the find of a 19th-Century steamboat containing a cargo composed of thousands of pounds of artifacts of infinite variety. However, the relative rarity of these artifacts is overshadowed to a considerable degree by what can be translated from their analysis about the economy, technology, and life of contemporaries who lost them in an unpredictable wreck more than 100 years ago.

Cite this Record

Bertrand Bottles. a Study of 19th-Century Glass and Ceramic Analysis. Ronald R. Switzer. Publications in Archeology ,1. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. 1974 ( tDAR id: 52578) ; doi:10.6067/XCV82Z1497

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Keywords

Culture
Historic

Material
Ceramic • Glass

Site Type
Shipwreck • Water-Related

Investigation Types
Collections Research • Historic Background Research • Site Evaluation / Testing

General
Ceramic Study • Glass Bottle • Historic Materials • Journal / periodical • Literature synthesis / review / research design

Geographic Keywords
55998 (Fips Code) • North America (Continent) • United States of America (Country) • Wisconsin (State / Territory)

Temporal Keywords
Ad 1850 • Historic

Spatial Coverage

min long: -92.889; min lat: 42.492 ; max long: -86.25; max lat: 47.31 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): National Park Service

Record Identifiers

NADB document id number(s): 5234513

NADB citation id number(s): 000000165926

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