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12 dark brown lead glazed redware vessel body fragments; 1 gray salt glazed stoneware vessel body fragment, gray paste; 2 white undecorated pearlware vessel body and rim fragments, white paste; light yellow lead glazed earthenware vessel body fragment, buff paste; 1 blue on white handpainted porcelain vessel body fragment, white paste
12 dark brown lead glazed redware vessel body fragments; 1 gray salt glazed stoneware vessel body fragment, gray paste; 2 white undecorated pearlware vessel body and rim fragments, white paste; light yellow lead glazed earthenware vessel body fragment, buff paste; 1 blue on white handpainted porcelain vessel body fragment, white paste
Object Number 980-3-10/105392
Display Title 12 dark brown lead glazed redware vessel body fragments; 1 gray salt glazed stoneware vessel body fragment, gray paste; 2 white undecorated pearlware vessel body and rim fragments, white paste; light yellow lead glazed earthenware vessel body fragment, buff paste; 1 blue on white handpainted porcelain vessel body fragment, white paste
Descriptions
Inventory Description 12 dark brown lead glazed redware vessel body fragments; 1 gray salt glazed stoneware vessel body fragment, gray paste; 2 white undecorated pearlware vessel body and rim fragments, white paste; light yellow lead glazed earthenware vessel body fragment, buff paste; 1 blue on white handpainted porcelain vessel body fragment, white paste
Classification
  • Body
  • Rim
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Wadsworth Gate, Unit 2, Southwestern quadrant, feature 0, 0-5cm
Materials Redware , Stoneware , Earthenware , Pearlware , Porcelain
Dimensions Overall (Measurements of largest): 2.6 × 2.3 × 0.4 cm (1 × 7/8 × 3/16 in.)
Quantity 17
Label on object 92W.2C.0.1

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Body
Harvard Yard
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Unclassified
Body
Harvard Yard
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Rim
Body
Base
Harvard Yard
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Body
Harvard Yard
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Body
Rim
Harvard Yard
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Body
Harvard Yard
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Rim
Body
Base
Harvard Yard
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Body
Rim
Harvard Yard
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Body
Harvard Yard
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Sherd
Body
Harvard Yard
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Body
Rim
Harvard Yard
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Body
Harvard Yard