Plate

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About this item

This is a redware plate, so called because the grey clay turned red when fired. Redware was very common and inexpensive in New England in the 18th and 19th centuries, as the clay was dug locally.

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Item typeFood Service Equipment
Date1700–1840
PlaceNew England
TopicFood, Cooking, Beverage, Alcohol
EraColonial settlement, 1620–1762
Revolutionary America, 1763–1783
The New Nation, 1784–1815
National Expansion and Reform, 1816–1860
MaterialClay
Process/FormatRedware
Catalog #1999.13.501
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Plate. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1999-13-501/. Accessed on December 8, 2024.

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