General Information

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Part Number

9

Total Parts

20

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General Description

STONE RESTS ON WOODEN DISPLAY BOARD & IS BOUNDED BY WOOD BLOCKS. POTTERY SHARDS DISPLAYED IN FABRIC-LINED WOODEN BOX WITH SLIDING-GLASS COVER.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

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Lexicon

Group

Exploration and Survey

Category

Landmarks

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Manufacturer

AKA

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City

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Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

1880-1937

Canada

EXAMPLE OF A MARKER FROM A SURVEY SITE WHICH COMBINED A BURIED REFERENCE MARKER & A VISIBLE STONE MARKER. PART OF CDN LANDMARKS COLLECTION, EST'D IN 1952 BY R.W. CLARK, D.L.S.,S.L.S. THESE MARKERS SPAN OVER 200 YRS. OF CANADIAN SURVEYING & INCLUDE ITEMS FROM EVERY PROVINCE & TERRITORY EXCEPT NFLD.

Function

To identify the precise geographical location of a specific site, as determined by a surveyor.

Technical

WHEN RESURVEYING A SITE, SURVEYORS OFTEN WOULD, AFTER ESTABLISHING THE POSITION OF A NEW MARKER, DIG A HOLE TWO FEET DEEP, THROW IN SOME BROKEN CROCKERY OR GLASS, THEN PLANT POST ABOVE. IF THE POST WAS REMOVED OR DAMAGED THE POSTITION COULD BE FOUND AGAIN BY DIGGING (REF.2 P.41)

Area Notes

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Details

Markings

NONE ON STONE OR POTTERY. `63' HAND WRITTEN IN BLACK MARKER ON CUT FACE OF STONE & ON DISPLAY BOARD. `46' HAND WRITTEN ON BACK OF POTTERY SHARD DISPLAY CASE

Missing

From CA of 02/16/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete

Finish

1. ROUGHLY DRESSED GREY SANDSTONE SLAB. DISPLAY BOARD HAS BEEN STAINED & VARNISHED/.2-.20 WHITE GLAZED POTTERY PIECES HAVE CRACKELINE APPEARANCE

Decoration

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