General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Earthenware

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

N/A

Width

N/A

Height

7.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

13.7 cm

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Mining and Metallurgy

Category

Mineral exploration

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Nova Scotia

Period

Collected in 1913 in Middle Musquotobit, NS by Joseph Keele.

Canada

Taken from acquisition proposal; ref 1: "Clay stoneware was collected in 1913 in Middle Musquotobit, NS by Joseph Keele. The colour of the pots is obtained by various firing techniques. Historians of metallurgy theorize that metallurgical processes were first developed by potters who were familiar with processing iron content of clays. Keele was a geologist and a field assistant at GSC and an expert on clay."

Function

General: Receptacle used to hold flowers or for decoration. Specific: This vase might have been used as a sample to show the use of clay stoneware.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Incised print on bottom 'HAMILTON'. Artifact came with a paper label (in S.I.) which reads "Earthenware with mixed opaque glaze./ Buff-burning clay from Hamilton, Ont./ Piece made by casting.".

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Blue and black glazed earthenware. Handwritten, incised print on bottom along with a raised mfr's mark.

Decoration

N/A