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Culture:American
Title:dish
Date Made:c. 1860
Type:Food Service
Materials:ceramic: lead-glazed red earthenware (redware)
Place Made:United States; Pennsylvania
Measurements:Overall: 1 3/8 in x 6 5/8 in; 3.5 cm x 16.8 cm
Accession Number:  HD 2014.4.21
Credit Line:William T. Brandon Memorial Collection of American Redware and Ceramics
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
Small thrown, red earthenware dish with steep curving sides, the dish is coated with a layer of brown lead glaze on the interior, there is a double incised circle in the center of the well, the reverse has no glaze and is very dirty (soot and grease?) from use as a baking object.

Subjects:
Pottery; glaze (coating by location)

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