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Orange-stained porcelain body sherd with red and black transfer printed maker's mark
Orange-stained porcelain body sherd with red and black transfer printed maker's mark
Object Number 2008.22.1688
Display Title Orange-stained porcelain body sherd with red and black transfer printed maker's mark
Descriptions
Inventory Description Orange-stained porcelain body sherd with red and black transfer printed maker's mark
Classification
  • Body
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Wadsworth H408, Level 3
Materials Porcelain
Dimensions Overall: 1.5 × 1.2 × 0.2 cm (9/16 × 1/2 × 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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