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Pearlware sherds with blue and white decorations, including one rim sherd possibly from a chamber pot
Pearlware sherds with blue and white decorations, including one rim sherd possibly from a chamber pot
Object Number 2011.14.303
Display Title Pearlware sherds with blue and white decorations, including one rim sherd possibly from a chamber pot
Descriptions
Inventory Description Pearlware sherds with blue and white decorations, including one rim sherd possibly from a chamber pot
Classification
  • Sherd
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite H900 Level 2
Materials Earthenware
Dimensions Overall (Measurements of One): 2.3 × 1.2 × 0.4 cm (7/8 × 1/2 × 3/16 in.)
Quantity 3

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