Contributing Institution: Historic Charleston Foundation / Media Type: Objects / Subject (Geographic): Charleston (S.C.) / Subject (Topic): Baby rattles - Lowcountry Digital Library Catalog Search Search Results

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1. Coral Bead

Date:: 1840-1849 and 1830-1839
Description:: Coral bead discovered during 2018 investigations of an enslaved quarter in the Nathaniel Russell House kitchen house. Coral is most often associated with children's necklaces and teething rattles in the 18th and 19th century as it was thought to have protective/medicinal properties.

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