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Object Number
2009.9.284
Display Title
Assorted ceramic sherds
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Assorted ceramic sherds, including eleven creamware sherds, four pearlware sherds, three tin-glazed earthenware sherds, three whiteware sherds, two transfer printed sherds, one Nottingham-type ceramic sherd, one unglazed white kaolin sherd, and one black, unglazed sherd (possibly coal)
Classification
- Ceramic
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Massachusetts
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Middlesex County
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Cambridge
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Harvard Yard
Intrasite
H802 L2
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 2.11 x 1.51 x 1.38 cm (13/16 x 5/8 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
26
Label on object
Whiteware, pearlware, and creamware sherds. Several with painted/printed designs
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