Object Details
- Summary
- At the time of discovery, the silver-copper alloy box burried with Captain Gabriel Archer was covered by a green layer of corrosion formed by reaction of the metals with the surrounding soil. Many hours of careful cleaning in a dry, stable environment removed the corrosion to reveal the well-preserved outer surface. Senior conservator, Michael Lavin, with the Jamestown Rediscovery archaeological project, conserves the exterior of a sealed silver box found in an early 17th-century grave in Jamestown, Virginia. He spent over 100 hours conserving the piece, which is a religious reliquary.
- Collector
- Jamestown Rediscovery (Preservation Virginia)
- Site Name
- Historic Jamestowne
- Data Source
- NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
- Credit Line
- The Jamestown Chancel Burial investigation is a collaboration between the Smithsonian's Skeletal Biology Program, the Smithsonian 3D Digitization Program Office and Jamestown Rediscovery.
- Record ID
- dpo_3d_200004
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