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The Nan A. Rothschild Research Center
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The Nan A. Rothschild Research Center
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Ironstone Ointment Pot with Lid

(Mid to late-19th Century)

Van Cortland Mansion Type Collection
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Archaeological Details

Undecorated ironstone ointment pot and lid. Likely contained cold cream or an ointment with a similar health and beauty related function.

  • Date made

    Mid to late-19th Century

  • Dimensions

    Height 6 cm

    Diameter 9.5 cm

  • Animals/objects

    Pot, Ointment

  • Category

    Household

  • Class

    Household Accessory

  • Material

    Refined Earthenware

  • Ware types

    Whiteware

Excavation Site

Van Cortlandt House

Bronx, Van Cordlandt House, 525 S Riverside Ave

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Part of Project

    • Van Cortlandt House, Bronx, NY

      June 1990

      Home of the Van Cortlandt family, important in NY society and politics in the 18th and 19th centuries. Once the center of a busy farmstead, the mansion, built in 1748, sits alone in Van Cortlandt Park. Excavations in 1990-92, ...

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    • Van Cortlandt House Museum

Themes

    • Health and Beauty in the 19th century

      8 Objects

      Archaeology can reveal very personal information about the lives of the people in the past through the objects that they once used. These artifacts were all found near the Van Cortlandt Manor in Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx and ...

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    • Van Cortland Mansion Type Collection