19 20 938 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/8e465e7764f51ed4e0e81948f8a015f2.jpg 89715562c969139c12781ecc07da004b https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/629f29f425bbedaa4c17aa55b4b17f39.jpg e0282e44fbd07771852c4f88ebc708a7 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/dfbb9911905487c5200a7bad69255920.jpg ef74715f429a24a5a8b867d88c4d414c https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/c8bb9de5c0d70c0f32a7b0b5053e7d83.jpg 39998342b007fef814eeea9f3d9c6915 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource English delftware plate from the turn of the 17th-18th century, made from red earthenware with a tin-glaze overlaid, and a blue floral leaf border surrounding flowers under an umbrella-like tree. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Historic New England. 2017. “Collections Access Database-Delftware Plate, Accession Number 1963.332.” Historic New England website. Accessed March 25, 2017. https://www.historicnewengland.org/explore/collections-access/gusn/40329/ . Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available https://www.historicnewengland.org/explore/collections-access/gusn/40329/ https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/311865eab20b7b1e763a197b4ab34fc9.jpg 5afa2e383233edc7f5ba9863170413a2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Delftware on display in a special corner cabinet of a sitting room, where people would gather to visit. The distinctive manner of display indicates the delftware imbued a special importance. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived General Artemas Ward House Museum. 2017. “First Floor Plan-Sitting Room: Corner Cupboard.” General Artemas Ward House Museum website. Accessed March 25, 2017. http://wardhouse.harvard.edu/galleries/sitting-room. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available http://wardhouse.harvard.edu/galleries/sitting-room https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/1719babd21ecb0aa85567a8b334e44d5.png f9bed79417c1b4ee2d4ff6eac6ad12b1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource First floor plan shows the location of the sitting room, near the front door, where guests could visit and likely notice the delftware distinctively on display in the corner cabinet. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived General Artemas Ward House Museum. 2017a. “First Floor Plan.” General Artemas Ward House Museum website. Accessed March 29, 2017. http://wardhouse.harvard.edu/virtual-tour. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available http://wardhouse.harvard.edu/virtual-tour Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2017 Assignment 2 Archaeological Find Object Name Delftware Charger Peabody Number 2016.29.660 Intrasite H942 Level 4 Depth 70-80cm Class 1 Ceramic Class 2 Earthenware Class 3 Tin-glazed/Delftware Quantity 2 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 4cm Width (cm) Dimension of Object 3cm Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object 1cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Delftware Charger Subject The topic of the resource Who would think that a sherd excavated from Harvard Yard could reveal a legacy of England’s social structure renewing itself in Colonial America? Upon initial examination, the white tin-glaze with artistic blue design indicates this redware sherd is hardly ordinary. This white surface painted with a nature design and leaf hatching was intended to mimic Chinese porcelain, which was highly desired by Englishmen (Jefferson Patterson 2017; Hume 1969, 111). This more expensive glazing and design process, known as delftware, was frequently produced in England during the 17th and 18th centuries (Jefferson Patterson 2017). In the later 1600s, Americans sought more refined trade goods from England, including delftware (Deetz 1977, 79). The role of delftware in Colonial culture reflected its origins from the English culture, being revered as an item of sophisticated social distinction (Deetz 1977, 76). As such, delftware was often on display, similar to the pictures of the corner cupboard in a sitting room, reserved only for use at special occasions or hopefully admired by visiting guests (Deetz 1977, 83). Based on the flat shape of this sherd, and foot ring bump on the backside, possibly this sherd was from a plate or platter, such as the delftware plate picture, and likely acquired in late 17th century trade with England. This display of status would have been important to Harvard in the early 1700s to coincide with a revitalization in leadership and enrollment from its faltering years in the latter 1600s (Morison 1986, 54, 56, and 59). Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Deetz, James. In Small Things Forgotten. New York: Anchor Books Publishing, 1977. General Artemas Ward House Museum. 2017. “First Floor Plan-Sitting Room: Corner Cupboard.” General Artemas Ward House Museum website. Accessed March 25, 2017. http://wardhouse.harvard.edu/galleries/sitting-room. General Artemas Ward House Museum. 2017a. “First Floor Plan.” General Artemas Ward House Museum website. Accessed March 29, 2017. http://wardhouse.harvard.edu/virtual-tour. Historic New England. 2017. “Collections Access Database-Delftware Plate, Accession Number 1963.332.” Historic New England website. Accessed March 25, 2017. https://www.historicnewengland.org/explore/collections-access/gusn/40329/ . Hume, Ivor N. A Guide to Artifacts of Colonial America. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1969. Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum. 2017. “Tin-glazed Colonial Ceramics.” Diagnostic Artifacts in Maryland website. Accessed March 25, 2017. http://www.jefpat.org/diagnostic/ColonialCeramics/Colonial%20Ware%20Descriptions/Tin-glazed.html . Morison, Samuel E. Three Centuries of Harvard, 1636-1936. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1986. 17 18 ceramic Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2025 Collection Archaeological Find Object Name Diamond Pane Window Fragment Inventory Description Diamond Pane Window Fragment Peabody Number 2025.8.397 Intrasite H981 Level 4 Depth 59 - 62 cm bd Class 1 Glass Class 2 Flat Glass Class 3 Window Glass Quantity 1 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 1.8 cm Width (cm) Dimension of Object 1.3 cm Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object .1 cm Notes Heavily patinated diamond pane window glass. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Diamond Pane Window Fragment Subject The topic of the resource Diamond Pane Window Fragment https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/fa4d7dbc3bc21387f7ae50e3fa003c72.jpg 40eb4cbac6ef60bbcdb08e8338d91833 Archaeological Find Object Name diamond pane window glass Inventory Description bubbled window glass Peabody Number 2021.6.421 Intrasite H970 L6 Depth 47-56cm Class 1 glass Class 2 flat glass Class 3 window glass Quantity 1 Height (cm) Dimension of Object .7 Width (cm) Dimension of Object .9 Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object .1 Century 17 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource diamond pane window glass Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2025 Collection Archaeological Find Object Name Diamond pane window glass fragments Inventory Description Window glass, flat glass, diamond pane window fragments Peabody Number 2025.8.357 Intrasite H980 Depth 78 - 85 cmbd Class 1 Glass Class 2 Flat glass Class 3 Window glass Quantity 7 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 2.57 Width (cm) Dimension of Object 1.59 Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object 0.18 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Diamond pane window glass fragments Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2025 Collection Archaeological Find Object Name Diamond paned window glass Inventory Description Diamond paned window glass Peabody Number 2025.8.136 Intrasite H987 level 5 Depth 60-77 cmbd Class 1 Glass Class 2 Colorless glass Class 3 Colorless window glass Quantity 6 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 3 Width (cm) Dimension of Object 1.9 Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object .1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Diamond paned window glass https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/d86e61e5291c25d570c0c24556b1e85b.jpg 3c342353bd3d16f84d49d54d3441a022 Archaeological Find Object Name Domed Pewter Button with Shank Inventory Description Domed Pewter Button with Shank Peabody Number 2021.6.2 Intrasite H970 L3 Depth 17-27cm Class 1 Metal Class 2 Personal Class 3 Button Quantity 1 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 1.4cm Width (cm) Dimension of Object 1.4cm Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object 1.4cm Culture/Period 1750-1830 Century 18 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Domed Pewter Button with Shank https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/711e9cc119cb35c056338bed5eb93dc7.jpg b50f00b3777892614106b38547b56d1d https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/0edc8c69c5d1df58ee7d427933834d25.jpg bf7f8a40a8619d85a39236c862f7d784 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/f06d721727e7b92c31577e3200f2a275.jpg 7d012528662632831b13275f56f2295f https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/6ee94c7ef8a11063fea0c0096e77ea68.png 408038539faa719f9b1e91c99437f979 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Virginia Cow Law, 1629 Subject The topic of the resource Virginia Cow Law, 1629 Description An account of the resource Although animal rights today are a hot topic, American colonists knew it was in their best interests to keep their animals happy and healthy. After all, only so many cows could come over from England at a time! This 1629 law from the Virginia Colony promises a severe penalty to anyone who kills a female cow (i.e. the only way to get more cows short of importing them), unless it is "eyether past breedinge, or [is] likely to dye by some infirmity." Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Hening, W. W. (1823). The statutes at large : Being a collection of all the laws of virginia, from the first session of the legislature in the year 1619. HathiTrust. Retrieved February 25, 2022, from https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31210002606166&amp;view=1up&amp;seq=185&amp;q1=breed https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/c27d544d0bd96badd23ba062472bf71c.jpg 17e9f13445eb36bd0257aa7bfd5c1c54 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Butchering Cutmarks Subject The topic of the resource Butchering Cutmarks Description An account of the resource This image shows the results of a study that was interested in the many different ways the butchering of an animal could be observed through its remains. The lines on the femurs (which are a type of longbone) in the image each represent a single cut made during the butchering process. Note that there are no such lines on the bone found during HYAP 2021. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Soulier, M.-C., Costamagno, S., Lemeur, C., & Val, A. (2019, November 1). Analysis of the faunal remains: Results. Palethnologie. Archéologie et sciences humaines. Retrieved February 25, 2022, from https://journals.openedition.org/palethnologie/4153?lang=en. Archaeological Find Object Name Domesticated Animal Bone Fragment Inventory Description A fragment of a bone from a domesticated animal, probably a cow or a pig. Peabody Number 2021.6.55 Culture/Period c. 1600s Intrasite H971 Level 6 Depth 37 cm - 64 cm Class 1 Organic Class 2 Bone Class 3 Fragment Quantity 1 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 13 cm Width (cm) Dimension of Object 3.5 cm Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object 0.3 cm Century c. 17th Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Domesticated Animal Bone Fragment Subject The topic of the resource Domesticated Animal Bone Fragment Description An account of the resource “A bone?” calls one of my classmates. “A human bone?” Thankfully, the bone I’m holding did not belong to a person–there’d be a lot of red tape if it had, not to mention the trauma of finding a human body less than a meter underneath the ground near a building I’d lived in only 3 years earlier. No, Aurora, the HYAP 2021 Teaching Fellow, says: this is a fragment of a domesticated animal’s longbone, probably that of a cow or a pig. Since we found it in a layer of soil that has been virtually untouched since the 17th century, it's a safe bet that the animal the bone belonged to died nearly 400 years ago. Unfortunately, while we have a general idea of what type of animal this bone may have belonged to and when it died, we have no way to tell how old it was at the time (at least, not while we're in the field). There are 2 main ways we could have figured this out, both of which are off the table: 1) If we had the animal’s jawbone instead of a longbone, we could have looked at how worn down its teeth were from grinding up plants throughout its life. The older the animal, the more wear and tear (Bowen 140). 2) If we had an end of the bone instead of the middle, we would have been able to look at the epiphyses (the ends of longbones like the femur). Epiphyses become attached to longbones in a predictable pattern throughout an animal’s development cycle, and so are useful in telling the age of the animal a bone belonged to (Bowen 140). The cause of death of the animal is also a little shaky. Disease was not very common in European livestock in the early colonial period. Yes, the Columbian Exchange was terrible for human health; New World and Old World diseases spread through Indigenous and colonial communities like wildfire (Nunn and Quian 164). Animals like pigs and cows, however, were now separated from Old World diseases by an ocean and had no New World relatives from which to contract diseases (Smithcors 172). The first recorded large-scale epizootic (animal epidemic) in the colonies did not occur until 1699–the very tail end of the century this bone probably came from (Smithcors 172). That said, it is still likely that this animal died of natural causes, perhaps an isolated illness or simply old age. How can we tell? Butchering marks, the telltale signs that an animal has been killed for its meat, are entirely absent. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bowen, J. To market, to market: Animal husbandry in New England. Hist Arch 32, 137–152 (1998). https://doi-org.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/10.1007/BF03374266 Hening, W. W. (1823). The statutes at large : Being a collection of all the laws of virginia, from the first session of the legislature in the year 1619. HathiTrust. Retrieved February 25, 2022, from https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31210002606166&amp;view=1up&amp;seq=185&amp;q1=breed Qian, N. & Nunn, N. (2010). The Columbian Exchange: A history of disease, food, and ideas. Retrieved February 25, 2022, from https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/qian/resources/NunnQianJEP.pdf Smithcors, J. F. (1958). ANIMAL DISEASE IN COLONIAL AMERICA. Bulletin of the History of Medicine, 32(2), 171–176. http://www.jstor.org/stable/44444021 Soulier, M.-C., Costamagno, S., Lemeur, C., &amp; Val, A. (2019, November 1). Analysis of the faunal remains: Results. Palethnologie. Archéologie et sciences humaines. Retrieved February 25, 2022, from https://journals.openedition.org/palethnologie/4153?lang=en https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/079b42aaa5a2f8bc0dd6c2e0891d4867.jpg 596668b382c8dec0058259bb8b25a6ab Archaeological Find Object Name Early 18th century pipe stems Peabody Number 2021.6.293 Intrasite H968 Level 4 Class 1 Ceramic Class 2 Pipe stem Quantity 2 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 3.0 cm Width (cm) Dimension of Object 0.8 cm Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object 0.8 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Early 18th century pipe stems https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/f729b02f75475f5e52574d515a38d5ee.jpg 533e4b4ecacabd40a1cb0d1c67ba02a6 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/13095838022fb63b490b3995df201dd7.jpg cb8e22ba39e2a6f477562c5e602b6809 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/9b7d5db642fdd7f73fb95fb941ae962b.jpg f280e4305563a3e2301d477b0861ee46 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Midlands/Staffordshire-type slipware sherd collected by George L. Miller in 1986 in Staffordshire, England. Note the distinct wave pattern we also see on our sherd. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived “North Midlands (Staffordshire-Type) Slipware.” Diagnostic Artifacts in Maryland website. Accessed February 23rd, 2022. https://apps.jefpat.maryland.gov/diagnostic/ColonialCeramics/ColonialWare-thumbnails/NorthMidlands-Staffordshire-Slipware_images.html#Hanley7. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/21283412cdd97b8ab09efc4af9c9a8af.jpg 3881f23dd8013c07afc3297bdd898b09 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sherd of North Midlands/Staffordshire-type slipware from the “House for Families” at George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate. Sherd is from a dish or plate. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived “Staffordshire slipware trailed and combed dish or plate.” Mount Vernon website. Accessed February 23rd, 2022. https://www.mountvernon.org/preservation/archaeology/archaeology-online/object/1722392#-. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/4a444a75c6bc33234d1da48528ee0b53.jpg 6495a4f03e2bafedca6911ded891eb8d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Devon sgraffito and Staffordshire combed and marbled ware sherds from Hampton, Virginia. The sherd we found may’ve been part of an object like one of these. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Hunter, Robert. “Figure 32.” 2001. In Michelle Erickson and Robert Hunter, “Dots, Dashes, and Squiggles: Early English Slipware Technology.” In Ceramics in America, edited by Robert Hunter. Accessed February 23rd, 2022. https://chipstone.org/article.php/8/Ceramics-in-America-2001/Dots,-Dashes,-and-Squiggles:-Early-English-Slipware-Technology-. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/397865e470cbe928565d4bb39e4f85a4.jpg 66e5fe5704a98bd5197b1da4fa40880f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource White slip is trailed onto a dish in this example of the trailing technique. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived “Figure 21.” 2001. In Michelle Erickson and Robert Hunter, “Dots, Dashes, and Squiggles: Early English Slipware Technology.” In Ceramics in America, edited by Robert Hunter. Accessed February 23rd, 2022. https://chipstone.org/article.php/8/Ceramics-in-America-2001/Dots,-Dashes,-and-Squiggles:-Early-English-Slipware-Technology-. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/629807ad34e8e0b9afa3d078e97c8999.jpg 11784d669833b75e4e74cc7ba935e488 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A comb is drawn through wet white slip to create peaks and troughs in this example of the combing technique. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived “Figure 31.” 2001. In Michelle Erickson and Robert Hunter, “Dots, Dashes, and Squiggles: Early English Slipware Technology.” In Ceramics in America, edited by Robert Hunter. Accessed February 23rd, 2022. https://chipstone.org/article.php/8/Ceramics-in-America-2001/Dots,-Dashes,-and-Squiggles:-Early-English-Slipware-Technology-. Archaeological Find Object Name Earthenware body sherd with slip decoration Inventory Description Earthenware body sherd with slip decoration. North Midlands/Staffordshire-type slipware. Trailed and combed decorative pattern. Peabody Number 2021.6.35 Intrasite H974, Level 1 Depth 18-28cm Class 1 Ceramic Class 2 Sherd Class 3 Body Quantity 1 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 1.3 Width (cm) Dimension of Object 1 Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object .2 Culture/Period 1660-1775 Century 17th/18th Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Earthenware body sherd with slip decoration Subject The topic of the resource This trailed and combed North Midlands/Staffordshire-type slipware sherd is an example of the common ceramics used at Harvard and the North American Colonies as a whole. Earthenware ceramics like the sherd here were the easiest and cheapest to produce, and thus were the most widely used in England and the Colonies (Hume 1969, 102). This particular type of earthenware, North Midlands/Staffordshire-type slipware, was developed in the Staffordshire region of England in the mid-17th century (Diagnostic Artifacts in Maryland). While some earthenware decorated with slip (liquified white clay used to decorate a piece), or slipware, was produced in the Colonies beginning in the late 17th century, slipware used in the Colonies was often produced in England itself and brought to the Colonies on ships (Deetz 1996, 70; Diagnostic Artifacts in Maryland). This sherd demonstrates the decorative techniques of trailing, where a tube or quill would be used to trail slip across a vessel; and combing, where a pointed tool would be dragged through the applied wet slip to create patterns of peaks and troughs, like those seen on the sherd (Diagnostic Artifacts in Maryland). Given that this type of slipware was widely and cheaply produced, this sherd was likely part of a standard ceramic item that a Harvard student owned, such as a plate or dish. It is probably from the time period of 1660 - 1775, as North Midlands/Staffordshire-type slipware began production around 1660 and stopped being exported to the Colonies in the 1770s (Diagnostic Artifacts in Maryland). Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Deetz, James. 1996. In Small Things Forgotten: An Archaeology of Early American Life. New York: Anchor Books. “Figure 21.” 2001. In Michelle Erickson and Robert Hunter, “Dots, Dashes, and Squiggles: Early English Slipware Technology.” In Ceramics in America, edited by Robert Hunter. Accessed February 23rd, 2022. https://chipstone.org/article.php/8/Ceramics-in-America-2001/Dots,-Dashes,-and-Squiggles:-Early-English-Slipware-Technology-. “Figure 31.” 2001. In Michelle Erickson and Robert Hunter, “Dots, Dashes, and Squiggles: Early English Slipware Technology.” In Ceramics in America, edited by Robert Hunter. Accessed February 23rd, 2022. https://chipstone.org/article.php/8/Ceramics-in-America-2001/Dots,-Dashes,-and-Squiggles:-Early-English-Slipware-Technology-. Hume, Ivor Noël. 1969. A Guide to Artifacts of Colonial America. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press. Hunter, Robert. “Figure 32.” 2001. In Michelle Erickson and Robert Hunter, “Dots, Dashes, and Squiggles: Early English Slipware Technology.” In Ceramics in America, edited by Robert Hunter. Accessed February 23rd, 2022. https://chipstone.org/article.php/8/Ceramics-in-America-2001/Dots,-Dashes,-and-Squiggles:-Early-English-Slipware-Technology-. “North Midlands (Staffordshire-Type) Slipware.” Diagnostic Artifacts in Maryland website. Accessed February 23rd, 2022. https://apps.jefpat.maryland.gov/diagnostic/ColonialCeramics/ColonialWare-thumbnails/NorthMidlands-Staffordshire-Slipware_images.html#Hanley7. “Staffordshire slipware trailed and combed dish or plate.” Mount Vernon website. Accessed February 23rd, 2022. https://www.mountvernon.org/preservation/archaeology/archaeology-online/object/1722392#-. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/17b38b09589810ae9217d37999854335.jpg ad8cfc24adf1f7aa4bf39f1d3f4b44e3 Archaeological Find Object Name earthenware ceramics sherd Inventory Description red earthenware ceramic sherd with dark glaze Peabody Number 2021.6.105 Culture/Period 17 Intrasite H970 Level 8 Feature 1 Depth 64+cm Class 1 Ceramic Class 2 Earthenware Quantity 1 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 3 Width (cm) Dimension of Object 1.9 Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object .8 Century 17 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource earthenware ceramic sherd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2025 Collection Archaeological Find Object Name Earthenware sherd, redware Inventory Description Earthenware sherd, redware Peabody Number 2025.8.189 Intrasite H987 Level 5 Depth 60-77 cmbd Class 1 Ceramic Class 2 Earthenware Class 3 Redware Quantity 1 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 1.93 Width (cm) Dimension of Object 1.41 Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object .54 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Earthenware sherd, redware https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/dc29c70be4ebdee6dbcb2ad0a18416c7.jpg 8b160206b0380e7830e18a968401278b Archaeological Find Object Name Earthenware sherds Inventory Description several red earthenware sherds. 19 unglazed, 3 glazed with shiny dark black (lead) Peabody Number 2021.6.97 Intrasite H970 L1 Depth 0-3cm Class 1 Ceramic Class 2 Earthenware Quantity 22 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 2.8 Width (cm) Dimension of Object 2.6 Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object 1.4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Earthenware sherds https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/96817e24fbe39e7a87cd8a603f5da0d4.jpg ce0ee391bea5f81703245222b0a2ad82 Archaeological Find Object Name Earthenware sherds Inventory Description red bodied earthenware. 3 red/brown shiny glaze, 1 black lead glaze, 1 light yellow green glaze, 1 unglazed. Peabody Number 2021.6.371 Intrasite H970 L3 Depth 17-27cm Class 1 Ceramic Class 2 earthenware Quantity 6 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 2.4 Width (cm) Dimension of Object 2 Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object .5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Earthenware sherds https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/432d70921850a0f18ebf49c51896fcfc.jpg 7dd8a1c336a49f298be9501a2437c970 Archaeological Find Object Name earthenware sherds Inventory Description several red-bodied earthenware sherds. 1 black lead glaze, 15 unglazed, 10 red/yellow glaze, 1 nottingham stoneware Peabody Number 2021.6.387 Intrasite H970 L2 Depth 3-13cm Class 1 Ceramic Class 2 earthenware Quantity 27 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 3.8 Width (cm) Dimension of Object 2.4 Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object .5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource earthenware sherds Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2025 Collection Archaeological Find Object Name Earthenware sherds, redware Inventory Description Earthenware sherds, redware; including one rim sherd Peabody Number 2025.8.271 Intrasite H987 Level 4 Depth 52-59 cmbd Class 1 Ceramic Class 2 Earthenware Class 3 Redware Quantity 3 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 3 Width (cm) Dimension of Object 1.98 Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object .66 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Earthenware sherds, redware https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/1d8dac1962b339dcae42ceac1a36b6a8.png 38d3ecddcd28cbb7e5952a2b8ce58fdf Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Engine-Turned Dipped Earthenware Subject The topic of the resource The design of our engine-turned dipped earthenware sherd almost perfectly matches an engine-turned creamware jug originally belonging to a brewery in a middle-class neighborhood (Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab). Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived “Dipped Earthenware.” Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory. Accessed March 29, 2024. <a href="https://apps.jefpat.maryland.gov/diagnostic/Post-Colonial%20Ceramics/DiptWares/index-dippedwares.htm#EngineTurned">https://apps.jefpat.maryland.gov/diagnostic/Post-Colonial%20Ceramics/DiptWares/index-dippedwares.htm#EngineTurned</a> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Skye Lam Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2023 Inventory Subject The topic of the resource 2023 Artifact/Item Inventory Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Veronica Peterson Archaeological Find Object Name Engine-Turned Dipped Earthenware Inventory Description The sherd likely was part of an eating or drinking vessel. Peabody Number 2023.11.115 Culture/Period 1790 to 1830 Intrasite H984 Level #1 Depth 0-20 cm Class 1 Ceramic Class 2 Earthenware Class 3 Sherd Quantity 1 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 1.4 Width (cm) Dimension of Object 0.9 Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object 0.2 Century Late 18th Century to Early 19th Century Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Engine-Turned Dipped Earthenware Subject The topic of the resource The following engine-turned dipped earthenware was found in Level #1 of Unit H984, which is 0-20 cm below the surface. Originally pioneered by Josiah Wedgwood in the 1760s, engine turning lathes allowed potters to decorate the surface of ceramic vessels with geometric patterns (Rickard and Carpentier, 2004). Our artifact from Harvard Yard displays two prominent dark brown horizontal bands of slip that are excellently complemented by three thinner green horizontal bands on the top. Such a design was in peak production from 1790 to 1830, representative of an eating or drinking vessel that a student at Harvard would have used during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries (Fitts et al., 2012). Importantly, these tableware pieces catered towards middle-class families who could not afford to import expensive porcelain to Massachusetts (The Metropolitan Museum of Art). In the same layer that we found the sherd, we also uncovered artifacts ranging from a 2001 Quarter all the way back to a Pipe Stem Fragment with a 6/64” Bore Diameter that dates from 1680 to 1720. The combination of both modern and historical artifacts, including our engine-turned dipped earthenware, signifies that a prior event disturbed the first layer of our unit. What’s more, the surrounding dirt was very fine and easy to excavate, indicative of mixed fill that a landscaping team would use to beautify Harvard Yard in preparation for events like Convocation and Commencement — unintentionally churning and redepositing artifacts from one layer to another. For that reason, like many neighboring units, our first layer came as a mixed bag of artifacts from multiple centuries. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rickard, Jonathan, and Donald Carpentier. “The Little Engine That Could: Adaptation of the Engine-Turning Lathe in the Pottery Industry.” Ceramics in America (2004). <a href="https://chipstone.org/article.php/151/Ceramics-in-America-2004/The-Little-Engine-That-Could:-Adaptation-of-the-Engine-Turning-Lathe-in-the-Pottery-Industry">https://chipstone.org/article.php/151/Ceramics-in-America-2004/The-Little-Engine-That-Could:-Adaptation-of-the-Engine-Turning-Lathe-in-the-Pottery-Industry</a> <br /><br />Fitts, Mary Elizabeth, Ashley Peles, and R.P. Stephen Davis. “Archaeological Investigations at the Vance Site on the University of North Carolina Campus, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.” The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2012): 1–107. <a href="https://www.rla.unc.edu/Publications/pdf/ResRep34.pdf">https://www.rla.unc.edu/Publications/pdf/ResRep34.pdf</a> <br /><br />“Barrel Shaped Jug.” The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Accessed March 29, 2024. <a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/762253">https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/762253</a> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Skye Lam https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/d5e9fdf7e2ed3e0c1911b61a4f0acd46.jpg c47a8f07867f0822f7234582da52ada7 Archaeological Find Object Name Engine-turned lead-glazed earthenware Inventory Description Engine-turned lead-glazed earthenware with blue, black, and white striped design Peabody Number 2021.6.192 Intrasite H968 Level 4 Class 1 Ceramic Class 2 Earthenware Quantity 1 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 2.4 cm Width (cm) Dimension of Object 1.5 cm Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object 0.6 cm Culture/Period 1785-1815 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Engine-turned earthenware Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2025 Collection Archaeological Find Object Name English soft-paste porcelain rim sherd, gilt decoration Inventory Description English soft-paste porcelain rim sherd, gilt decoration Peabody Number 2025.8.252 Intrasite H987 Level 2 Depth 24-38 cmbd Class 1 Ceramic Class 2 Porcelain Quantity 1 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 2.63 Width (cm) Dimension of Object 2.18 Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object .2 Notes Possibly from a saucer? Century 18th Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource English soft-paste porcelain rim sherd, gilt decoration Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2025 Collection Archaeological Find Object Name Etched glass fragment Inventory Description Etched glass fragment, heavily patinated Peabody Number 2025.8.402 Intrasite H982 Level 5 Depth 57-71 cmbd Class 1 Glass Class 2 Bottle glass Class 3 Olive green bottle glass Quantity 1 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 2.82 Width (cm) Dimension of Object 1 Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object .29 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Etched glass fragment https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/22f3693414dd7036c2b354318f0d4072.jpg 6c72949a87edcf7c0dcfc56a6abf83f4 Archaeological Find Object Name Faunal bone Inventory Description small bone fragment Peabody Number 2021.6.135 Intrasite H970 L1 Depth 0-3cm Class 1 Organic Class 2 Bone Quantity 1 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 1 Width (cm) Dimension of Object 0.7 Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object 0.2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faunal bone