Potsherd
Gallery Location
Not on View
Maker
North Devon, England
Medium
Clay
Geography
Ontario, Fort Albany
Date
1678-1720
Period
17th-18th centuries
Dimensions
3.9 x 5.3 x 0.7 cm
Object number
970.391.741
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: Archaeology of the Americas
Description
This ceramic sherd, recovered from Fort Albany, Ontario, is a fragment from a lead-glazed coarse earthenware vessel manufactured in North Devon, England. This kind of ceramic was generally used for utilitarian vessels and is common at 17th and 18th century sites. This particular vessel is glazed on the interior surface only, giving it a glossy brown colour. The exterior surface was not treated.
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