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Object Number
973-27-10/52341
Display Title
Miscellaneous decorated polychromed china sherds
Descriptions
Object Description
Misc. decorated polychromed china sherds
Inventory Description
Ceramic, two pieces of hand painted pearlware, one sponge decorated sherd, and whiteware body and rim sherds of various decoration techniques including transfer print (blue, grey, and brown), flow black, and a rim sherd of a child's plate with letter "I"
Classification
- Rim
- Body
Department
Archaeological
Date
18th century - 19th century
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 , Pearlware
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of largest): 7 × 6.2 × 0.6 cm (2 3/4 × 2 7/16 × 1/4 in.)
Quantity
18
Label on object
10/52341; 975-27 / 10/52341
Provenance
Provenance
Dr. William Bond
(1973)
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