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Green-painted molded edge pearlware tableware.

Notes

Small sherd of what is likely green shell-edge. Missing glaze obstructs rim stylistic element.


Object Type


Has it Been Conserved?

No


Where Was It Found?

Project Site: House for Families [more details]


Material

Refined Earthenware


Vessel

Flat


Manufacturing Technology

Press Molded


Form

Unid: Tableware


Completeness

Rim


Decorative Technology

Molded


Decorative Patern


Decorative Notes

Likely green shell edge.


Date

1775-1820


Country of Origin

England


Dimensions

10mm x 0mm x 15mm (W x H x L)


Illustration shows object in comparison to the size of a quarter


Weight

0.2 gram(s)


Object Number

1723213. PW V.2

DAACS Number

1723213


Project: House for Families

The structure identified as the “House for Families” on the 1787 Vaughan plan likely housed the majority of the enslaved population living at the Mansion House Farm for much of the second half of the eighteenth century. The building was in existence from circa 1760 until it was demolished in late 1792 or early 1793. The archaeological evidence for the structure consisted of a brick-lined storage cellar (44FX762/40-47) measuring roughly six feet by six feet. Historically the cellar served as a handy trash receptacle once it ceased to be used for its original storage function, and through extensive excavation has yielded an extremely rich assemblage of household refuse. The analysis of these remains offers the opportunity to study important aspects of the daily lives of Mount Vernon's enslaved community.

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