Brass Ring

This brass wedding ring with engraved design was recovered from an unidentified 1870s burial

Casket Hardware

This hardware was likely part of a child’s casket. Potential production dates are:

• Plaque – “Our darling” – Likely mid to late 1880s
• Thumbscrews – 1884
• Escutcheons – 1884 to 1887
• Moulding tips – 1881 to 1883

Casket Handle

This handle is likely from an mid-1880s interment

Mid-1800s Brooch

This floral decorative brooch features brass and glass beads with copper accents

Casket Ornament

This handle is likely from an mid-1880s interment

Buried Marker

This grave marker was found beneath the modern ground surface. The images (l-r) show the condition of the marker when initially discovered lying face down, the front of the marker after excavation and removal, a photo taken during reflectance transformation imaging (RTI) and detail of the RTI image highlighting the stone carving tool marks. Inscription reads, “In / Memory / of Sarah Jane / daughter of / Andrew & Margaret / Smith died May / the __ 18_ aged / 9 months and 9 / days

Doll

This unidentified earthenware doll was found in the late 1850s or early 1860s burial of an unknown child

1863 Coin

This one-cent coin is dated 1863

Schabmadonna

This artifact has not yet been dated

Casket Handles

These casket handles were likely from an early to mid 1850s burial of a child

MEB Footstone

A standard footstone is a flat, engraved piece of stone placed at the foot of a person’s grave

Necklace with Cameo

Onyx and ivory cameo necklace with brass chain recovered from the burial of an unidentified child