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Handpainted blue-on-white pearlware sherd
Handpainted blue-on-white pearlware sherd
Object Number 2011.14.2230
Display Title Handpainted blue-on-white pearlware sherd
Descriptions
Inventory Description Handpainted blue-on-white pearlware sherd
Classification
  • Sherd
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite H901 Level 8
Materials Earthenware
Dimensions Overall: 1.5 x 0.7 x 0.3 cm (9/16 x 1/4 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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