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Pieces of earthenware; Blue and white tin glaze; 11.3 cm x 6.7 cm x 0.9 cm, 6.1
Pieces of earthenware; Blue and white tin glaze; 11.3 cm x 6.7 cm x 0.9 cm, 6.1
Object Number 983-5-10/58844
Display Title Pieces of earthenware; Blue and white tin glaze; 11.3 cm x 6.7 cm x 0.9 cm, 6.1
Descriptions
Inventory Description Tin glazed earthenware, some fragments refit into partial bowl with hand painted floral motifs on interior, rim and body sherds
Classification
  • Bowl
  • Body
  • Rim
Department Archaeological
Date 1733-1766
Culture
  • Historic Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Lehman Hall
Additional Geographic Terms Harvard University
Materials Earthenware
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of the largest): 12.8 × 6.6 × 1.3 cm (5 1/16 × 2 5/8 × 1/2 in.)
Quantity 6
Label on object 983-5-10/58844

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Faunal Remain
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Base
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Body
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Body
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