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Blue shell-edged pearlware plate rim sherd
Blue shell-edged pearlware plate rim sherd
Object Number 2009.9.3977
Display Title Blue shell-edged pearlware plate rim sherd
Descriptions
Inventory Description Pearlware plate sherd with blue and white shell trim
Classification
  • Pearlware
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite H803 L6
Materials Pearlware
Dimensions Overall: 4.1 x 3.9 x 0.2 cm (1 5/8 x 1 9/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object Pearlware plate sherd with a blue shell trim

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