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Culture:American
Title:jar
Date Made:c. 1800
Type:Food Service
Materials:ceramic: lead-glazed red earthenware (redware)
Place Made:United States, probably New England
Measurements:Overall: 9 5/8 in x 8 1/2 in; 24.4 cm x 21.6 cm
Accession Number:  HD 2014.4.10
Credit Line:William T. Brandon Memorial Collection of American Redware and Ceramics
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
Cylindrical thrown jar, grey-bodied earthenware container with swelled sides, and cut in neck, lip flares out to receive a lid (lid is missing), surface of pot is mottled with dirt and other accretions from use, exterior of pot is unglazed, interior of pot is glazed. It is very light in weight.

Subjects:
Pottery; glaze (coating by location)

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