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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
- Rim
- Handle
- Base
- Body
- Base
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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