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Object Number
973-27-10/52325
Display Title
Miscellaneous white china sherds, including cup bases, plate bases, rims and bod
Descriptions
Object Description
Miscellaneous white china sherds, including cup bases, plate bases, rims and body sections; one large sherd, fluted sides, comprises one fourth of original cup. a few bear transfer stamped maker's marks
Inventory Description
Ceramic sherds, including whiteware and ironstone, two cup fragments, one lid fragment, several plate fragments, various body sherds, and two marked bases including one with impressed "88" and one with black stamped lion and crest with "IMPREIAL... / IRONSTONE... / JOHN ALCO..."
Classification
- Cup
- Rim
- Lid
- Body
- Plate
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- American
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Massachusetts
/
Middlesex County
/
Cambridge
/
Harvard Yard
Intrasite
Pusey Library Site
Additional Geographic Terms
Harvard University
Materials
Whiteware , Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall (Measurements of largest cup): 7.5 × 7.2 × 2.5 cm (2 15/16 × 2 13/16 × 1 in.)
Quantity
20
Label on object
973-27-10/52325; CAMBRIDGE, MASS.
Provenance
Provenance
Dr. William Bond
(1973)
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