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Image File Names:
EA-Horseshoe-CGER-1735A.jpgEA-Horseshoe-CGER-1735A-details.jpg
Photographer:
Sara Rivers Cofield
Artifact Owner:
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Credit Line:
Courtesy of the Colonial Williamsburg Archaeology Department
Contact for Access:
Sean Devlin, [email protected]
Citation:
Object Number:
EA-Horseshoes-024
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Material:
iron
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Description:
Whole horseshoe, slightly bowed so that the center edge of the branch is lower (away from hoof) than the outer edge. Four holes on the left side, three on the right, all set into fullering. Center ends kind of bend down a bit at center, but the outer surface doesn't. Does show some wear at the toe.
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Site Number:
44JC116
Site Name:
Martin's Hundred Site A
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Lot Number:
7999-CGER-1735A
Context Description:
Site A, Sq. IV-8B, 13, 14, 18, 19, Soft Brown laom 9" deep. Pit 1. Note: The Archaeology of Martin's Hundred Part II: Artifact Catalog by Ivor and Audrey Noel Hume lists the provenience for this horseshoe as 1739F, but the artifact itself is labeled 1735A
Context Date Range:
c. 1623-1645
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Whole
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Horseshoe, Branch Width at Widest Point:
27mm
Horseshoe, Thickness at Toe:
5mm
Horseshoe, Thickness Mid-Branch:
7mm on inner branch, 5mm on outer branch; consiste
Horseshoe, Thickness at End Caulkin:
5mm thick heel curves to be about 9mm deep to make
Horseshoe, Whole Length:
115mm
Horseshoe, Whole Width:
119mm
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