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Ceramic, pearlware, one with ferrous staining, body sherds
Ceramic, pearlware, one with ferrous staining, body sherds
Object Number 2018.24.721
Display Title Ceramic, pearlware, one with ferrous staining, body sherds
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ceramic, pearlware, one with ferrous staining, body sherds
Classification
  • Body
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite H954, L1
Materials Pearlware
Dimensions Overall (Measurements of largest): 3.6 × 3.5 × 0.5 cm (1 7/16 × 1 3/8 × 3/16 in.)
Quantity 2

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
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2018.24.975 Ceramic, stoneware, grey bodied, Westerwald-type, sprig molded cobalt decoration, body sherds; Ceramic, stoneware, grey bodied, American Westerwald-type, cobalt decoration, ferrous staining, body sherd
Body
Harvard Yard
Three blue shell edge pearlware rim sherds; two blue shell edge pearlware body sherds; two blue hand painted pearlware body sherds; one brown hand painted pearlware rim sherd; one brown hand painted pearlware body sherd, refits with rim; seven undecorated pearlware body sherds
2008.22.74 Three blue shell edge pearlware rim sherds; two blue shell edge pearlware body sherds; two blue hand painted pearlware body sherds; one brown hand painted pearlware rim sherd; one brown hand painted pearlware body sherd, refits with rim; seven undecorated pearlware body sherds
Body
Rim
Harvard Yard
Two pearlware body sherds; one pearlware blue annular banded factory decorated slipware body sherd; one flow blue pearlware body sherd; one blue hand painted pearlware body sherd; one blue shell edge pearlware body sherd; one blue hand painted pearlware rim sherd
2008.22.132 Two pearlware body sherds; one pearlware blue annular banded factory decorated slipware body sherd; one flow blue pearlware body sherd; one blue hand painted pearlware body sherd; one blue shell edge pearlware body sherd; one blue hand painted pearlware rim sherd
Rim
Body
Harvard Yard
Chipped stone, corner-notched projectile point or biface, with ferrous staining at one corner
19-22-10/93060 Chipped stone, corner-notched projectile point or biface, with ferrous staining at one corner
Corner-Notched Projectile Point
Shell heap
Chipped stone, lanceolate projectile point, with ferrous staining at one edge
19-22-10/93061 Chipped stone, lanceolate projectile point, with ferrous staining at one edge
Lanceolate Projectile Point
Shell heap
Two creamware body sherds; one creamware rim sherd; one pearlware body sherd; one molded pearlware body sherd; one blue hand painted pearlware body sherd; one polychrome hand painted overglaze whiteware rim sherd, floral design; one polychrome hand painted overglaze whiteware body sherd, floral design; one whiteware body sherd
2008.22.174 Two creamware body sherds; one creamware rim sherd; one pearlware body sherd; one molded pearlware body sherd; one blue hand painted pearlware body sherd; one polychrome hand painted overglaze whiteware rim sherd, floral design; one polychrome hand painted overglaze whiteware body sherd, floral design; one whiteware body sherd
Body
Rim
Harvard Yard
Fifteen body sherds of pearlware; two body sherds of molded pearlware; two body sherds of creamware; two body sherds of whiteware; two body sherds of brown and green hand painted whiteware; one rim sherd of brown hand painted whiteware; one body sherd of tin glazed earthenware
2008.22.130 Fifteen body sherds of pearlware; two body sherds of molded pearlware; two body sherds of creamware; two body sherds of whiteware; two body sherds of brown and green hand painted whiteware; one rim sherd of brown hand painted whiteware; one body sherd of tin glazed earthenware
Rim
Body
Harvard Yard
Two blue handpainted pearlware body sherds; one pearlware body sherd; one painted and one plain sherd crossmend
2008.22.308 Two blue handpainted pearlware body sherds; one pearlware body sherd; one painted and one plain sherd crossmend
Body
Harvard Yard
One molded pearlware rim sherd; one pearlware rim sherd; two blue hand painted whiteware body sherds; one green and brown handpainted whiteware body sherd; one blue transfer printed whiteware body sherd; one gold hand painted overglaze porcelain sherd, appears to be the ear of an animal figurine
2008.22.99 One molded pearlware rim sherd; one pearlware rim sherd; two blue hand painted whiteware body sherds; one green and brown handpainted whiteware body sherd; one blue transfer printed whiteware body sherd; one gold hand painted overglaze porcelain sherd, appears to be the ear of an animal figurine
Body
Rim
Harvard Yard
Undecorated ironstone rim sherd; undecorated ironstone body sherds; undecorated pearlware base sherd; undecorated pearlware body sherds; undecorated creamware body sherd; undecorated whiteware body sherds; buff-bodied stoneware body sherd, one side white-glazed, one side molded and buff-glazed
2016.29.677 Undecorated ironstone rim sherd; undecorated ironstone body sherds; undecorated pearlware base sherd; undecorated pearlware body sherds; undecorated creamware body sherd; undecorated whiteware body sherds; buff-bodied stoneware body sherd, one side white-glazed, one side molded and buff-glazed
Rim
Base
Body
Harvard Yard
Undecorated ironstone body sherds; undecorated pearlware body sherds; undecorated pearlware base sherds; all pearlware sherds crossmend except for one base sherd
2016.29.1639 Undecorated ironstone body sherds; undecorated pearlware body sherds; undecorated pearlware base sherds; all pearlware sherds crossmend except for one base sherd
Base
Body
Harvard Yard
One creamware body sherd; two pearlware body sherds; one pearlware rim sherd; one ironstone complete profile sherd; one porcelain body sherd with pink handpainted overglaze lettering "ker"
2008.22.38 One creamware body sherd; two pearlware body sherds; one pearlware rim sherd; one ironstone complete profile sherd; one porcelain body sherd with pink handpainted overglaze lettering "ker"
Body
Rim
Harvard Yard