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Object Number 2004.29.991
Display Title Steatite pot
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Steatite pot. / Found near Lake Quinsigamond in Shrewsbury, 1884. From Thos. A. Dickinson, Worcester, Mass."
Keywords
  • Household
  • Archaeological
Subject
  • Pot
Department Photographic
Date 1850-1899
Culture
  • Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts
Additional Geographic Terms Shrewsbury:Lake Quinsigamor
Dimensions Overall: 7.62 x 12.7 cm (3 x 5 in.)

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