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Object Number 983-5-10/58847
Display Title Pieces of ceramic - salt glaze; Chamberpot?; Including 1 basal sherd and two han
Descriptions
Object Description 17 pieces of ceramic-salt glaze; chamberpot? inc. 1 basal sherd and two handles sherds and one rim
Inventory Description White saltglaze stoneware, base, body, rim and handle fragments
Classification
  • Body
  • Base
  • Base
  • Handle
  • Rim
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 University
Materials Stoneware
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of handle): 6.7 × 2.3 × 0.8 cm (2 5/8 × 7/8 × 5/16 in.)
Quantity 17
Label on object 983-5-10/58847

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