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Blue hand painted ironstone base sherd
Blue hand painted ironstone base sherd
Object Number 971-26-10/51501.6
Display Title Blue hand painted ironstone base sherd
Descriptions
Inventory Description Blue hand painted ironstone base sherd
Classification
  • Base
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Tunnel Site
Intrasite Tunnel Site
Additional Geographic Terms Museum of Comparative Zoology and Herbarium, between
Materials Earthenware
Dimensions Overall: 2.7 × 2.1 × 0.6 cm (1 1/16 × 13/16 × 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Provenance D. Braun (1971)
Provenance Mr. Alden Redfield (1971)
Provenance Peabody Museum Expedition (1971)

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