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Object Number 983-5-10/58843
Display Title Large sherds of heavy, coarse ware; Brown glaze; 1 basal, 2 rim and 2 body sherd
Descriptions
Object Description Five large sherds of heavy, coarse ware; brown glaze; 1 basal, 2 rim and 2 body sherds
Inventory Description Lead glazed redware fragments of body, base and rim
Classification
  • Base
  • Rim
  • Body
Department Archaeological
Date late 18th century
Culture
  • Historic Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Lehman Hall
Additional Geographic Terms Harvard Univeristy
Materials Redware
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of the largest ): 9.9 × 9.1 × 0.8 cm (3 7/8 × 3 9/16 × 5/16 in.)
Quantity 5
Label on object 983-5-10/58843

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