Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1855-1912
This octagonal lavender glass bottle stopper has a molded floral design on the top. Bottle stoppers were essential to close sealed bottles to the air once they had been opened.…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1870-1910
A two-piece mold was used to manufacture this clear glass nursing bottle. The bottle has a rounded bottom, a short, tipped up neck, and graduated lines on the back marking…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1855-1912
This straight sided pan was recovered during excavations in 2014 of the Adair cabin site, home of Reverend Samuel and Florella Brown Adair and their family, in Osawatomie, Kansas. Graniteware…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1880-1912
These three different canning jars were recovered during excavations in 2014 of the Adair cabin site, home of Reverend Samuel and Florella Brown Adair and their family, in Osawatomie, Kansas.…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1918-1929
This complete glass jar was recovered during excavations in 2014 of the Adair cabin site, home of Reverend Samuel and Florella Brown Adair and their family, in Osawatomie, Kansas. Osawatomie…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1903
The jar, that once likely held preserves, was recovered during excavations in 2014 of the Adair Cabin site, home of Reverend Samuel and Florella Brown Adair and their family, in…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1889-1912
This jar was recovered during excavations in 2014 of the Adair cabin site, home of Reverend Samuel and Florella Brown Adair and their family, in Osawatomie, Kansas. One side of…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1851-1899
This glass button with a loop style back was recovered during excavations at the 2018 Kansas Archeology Training Program Field School at the Kaw Mission. The front of the button…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1855-1912
Shown are four different lighting related artifacts recovered during excavations in 2014 of the Adair Cabin site, home of Reverend Samuel and Florella Brown Adair and their family, in Osawatomie,…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: Unknown
This toy teacup was recovered during excavations at the 2018 Kansas Archeology Training Program at the Kaw Mission. The site, now called the Kaw Mission State Historic Site, was built…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: Unknown
These two metal overall buttons were recovered during excavations in 2014 of the Adair cabin site, home of Reverend Samuel and Florella Brown Adair and their family, in Osawatomie, Kansas.…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1855-1870
This minié ball was recovered during excavations in 2014 of the Adair cabin site, home of Reverend Samuel and Florella Brown Adair and their family, in Osawatomie, Kansas. Though conical…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1855-1912
These five buttons were just a few of those recovered during excavations in 2014 of the Adair cabin site, home of Reverend Samuel and Florella Brown Adair and their family,…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1855-1912
These shell buttons were just a few of those recovered during excavations in 2014 of the Adair Cabin site, home of Reverend Samuel and Florella Brown Adair and their family,…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1880-1930
This copper tile was recovered during excavations at the 2018 Kansas Archeology Training Program field school at the Kaw Mission in Council Grove. The tile is decorated with a stamped…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1915-1930
This bottle was recovered during excavations at the 2018 Kansas Archeology Training Program field school at the Kaw Mission in Council Grove. The two clear glass fragments were refit in…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1855-1912
This small graniteware pan was recovered during excavations in 2014 of the Adair cabin site, home of Reverend Samuel and Florella Brown Adair and their family, in Osawatomie, Kansas. The…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1935-1951
This milk bottle was recovered during excavations at the 2018 Kansas Archeology Training Program field school at the Kaw Mission. The bottle, which is marked “ONE QUART,” was recovered from…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1851-1951
This thimble was recovered during excavations at the 2018 Kansas Archeology Training Program field school at the Kaw Mission. Thimbles were worn to protect the finger while pushing through a…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1876
The 1876 penny was recovered during excavations at the 2018 Kansas Archeology Training Program field school at the Kaw Mission. The penny, sometimes called an Indian Head cent or Indian…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: Unknown
This fragment of a spur was recovered during excavations at the 2018 Kansas Archeology Training Program at the Kaw Mission. Shown is the arm or heel band portion of a…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1867-1889
This wine decanter was recovered from excavations at historic Fort Hays by Kansas Historical Society archeologists. Decanters were used to aerate wine, helping to open aromas and flavors. This decanter…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1867-1889
This highly eroded toy cannon, made of a metal alloy was recovered from excavations at historic Fort Hays by Kansas Historical Society archeologists. Toys such as this help to document…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1862
This reconstructed cup and bowl was found in pieces during excavations in 1972 by the Kansas State Teacher’s College (now Emporia State University) field school. The bowl has a red,…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Date: 1862
These three dish sherds were recovered during excavations in 1972-1973 by the Kansas State Teacher’s College (now Emporia State University). They were donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1993.…
