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(Jhjccts of Person III ( [\r 



C^ostuinc accessories recovered at Marll)orouRh arc 

 exlrciiirly few. There are six metal l>utton<;, all of 

 ilieiii apparently itUii century. One of Hat bra.ss 



rSNM ,')9.2U04) has traces of gilt adhering to the 

 surface; another of similar form (L'S.N'M f>().8.i) is 

 silver; a third (L S.NNI 59.2004) is copper. The silver 

 button, J, inch in diameter, could be one of two 

 dozen vest buttons bought by Mercer for IB pence 

 eacii in 1741. A brass button with silver surface was 

 roll-plated in the Sheflield manner (USNM 59.2004), 

 thus placing its date at some time after 1 762. "White 

 nietal" — a white brass was connnonly u.sed for 

 buttons in the 18th century, and is seen here in a frag- 

 mentary specimen (L'SNM 59.2004). One hollow 

 button of shi-et brajvs shows the remains of gildine; 



I SNM MiT.ii. Only one example was found - 

 a dark-uray shell button tliat was used on under- 

 carments (US.NM 59.1H19). 



Among the personal articles are two brass buckles, 

 one a simple half buckle (L SNM 70.72, fig. 83d, ill. 



48), the other a knee buckle (L'SNM (i().l39. fie. 

 83e, ill. 49). Except jxissibly fur a p.iii 



mentioned later, a lirass thimble is tin- • 



evidence of .saving (I SNM 60.74, fig. H3I>. ill 

 Four thimbles, mentioned in Ledger B, were purrli.iMi.1 

 in 1729, and four in 1731.) 



Parts of a penknife that were TouikI consist of ivorv- 

 casing fragment."!, sti' ' | 



fork, and other pli ■ ' ^ .\i 



Two chalk marbles attest to the early appeal of thai 

 traditional i»ame, as \^ " t 



into making the m.' - \f 



59. 1682). Chalk also was uiscd to make a bullri 

 half of which. I>< \( on tlv 



(LSNM .V.t. It.. tl). ill. . 



(USNM 59.1682) from the site could haw been 

 in it. Two gun flints (L'SNM 59.1629 and S'J.loj;, 

 tig. 84a) are of white chert. 



An English halfpenny, dated 1 787, was found itcar 

 the surface in the kitchen debris <if Striiclurc E 



llliistr.uion W. — I-rft, br.i- 

 Illastration 49. — tlenter, In 

 Illustration 50.— Right, bravt ihimhir (tig. 83b). .Sdiitc M«r. (ISNM •■" 



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