Physical Description:

pewter (spoon bowl material)

earthenware, lead-glazed (pearlware) (transferware sherds material)

earthenware, tin-glazed (tin-glaze sherds material)

earthenware, lead-glazed (creamware) (creamware sherds material)

earthenware, red, lead-glazed (redware) (redware sherds material)

porcelain, hard-paste (porcelain sherds material)

enamel (porcelain sherds material)

clay, pipe (pipe stem pieces material)

glass, lead (shards material)

iron, wrought (tie bolt material)

bone, mammal (bone material)

Measurements:

overall, largest piece: 5/16 in x 1 1/2 in x 3 1/4 in; .79375 cm x 3.81 cm x 8.255 cm

overall, smallest piece: 1/8 in x 11/16 in x 11/16 in; .3175 cm x 1.74625 cm x 1.74625 cm

overall, spoon bowl: 3 5/16 in x 1 5/8 in x 1/2 in; 8.41375 cm x 4.1275 cm x 1.27 cm

Object Name:

materials, construction

Place spoon made:

United Kingdom: England, London

Place blue-transferware made; place creamware made:

United Kingdom: England, Staffordshire

Place pipes made; place faceted glass made:

United Kingdom: England

Place delftware made:

Netherlands

Place porcelain made:

China

Place used:

United States: Massachusetts, Ipswich

Date spoon made:

1730 - 1770

Date blue-transferware sherds made:

1815 - 1830

Date tin-glazed ware made:

1750 - 1780

Date porcelain made:

1785 - 1810

Date pipe stems made:

1750 - 1800

Date faceted glass made:

ca 1800

Location:

Currently not on view

Subject:

Archaeology  Search this

Architecture, Domestic Buildings  Search this

Beverages  Search this

Building & Architecture  Search this

Daily Life  Search this

Food Culture  Search this

Smoking  Search this

Tobacco Use  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Alexander B. C. Mulholland

ID Number:

DL.252318.0026

Catalog number:

252318.0026

Accession number:

252318

See more items in:

Home and Community Life: Domestic Life

Food

Domestic Furnishings

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-23c8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1460477