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Printed Whiteware Covered Chamber Pot

(1825)

Van Cortland Mansion Type Collection
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Archaeological Details

Brown transferware printed chamberpot with lid. The vessel is decorated with scenes of romantic gothic ruins. Sherds labeled as follows: V9.12.41, V9.12.24, V9.13.388, V9.13.152, V8.13.1166, V9.12.37, V9.12.262, V9.12.33, V9.12.43, V9.12.35

  • Object number

    180 (lid) and 181 (pot)

  • Date made

    1825

  • Category

    Sanitary

  • Class

    Ceramic

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

    • Architecture through Artifacts

      6 Objects

      As New York City has been part of global trade since the city’s inception in the early 17th century, studying the objects people kept in their homes can reveal important shifts in this trade. The ceramics that ...

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    • CHP_1990_N35W10U13_PearlwareHouse