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Object Number 59-20-10/100554.1.10
Display Title Ceramic vessel, US Coast Survey
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Florida / 59-20 / Earthen Vessel Found / in Tiger Hammock / Head of Halifax River / E. Florida / 1874 / A. M. Harrison / U. S. C. S. / Diam: 6.25 in / Depth 4.25" "
Department Photographic
Date 1874
Artist Capt. Alexander Medina Harrison
Culture
  • Southeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Florida
Additional Geographic Terms Head of Halifax River, E. Florida
Dimensions Overall: 10.795 × 6.35 cm (4 1/4 × 2 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Collector Capt. Alexander Medina Harrison

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