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Object Number 974-36-10/52375
Display Title Ornamental vessel; Probably wash bowl; Possibly late 19th century blue and white
Descriptions
Object Description ornamental vessel; probably wash bowl; possibly late 19th c. blue and white pattern. floral
Inventory Description Blue transfer print whiteware, sherds include rim, base, and body fragments, posibly from the same vessel, some have been refit
Classification
  • Body
  • Rim
  • Base
Department Archaeological
Date late 19th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Hunt-Canaday Hall Site
Additional Geographic Terms Harvard University
Materials Whiteware
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of largest): 16.5 × 14 × 2.7 cm (6 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity 12
Label on object 974-36-10/52375
Provenance
Provenance Unknown (1974)

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