Bowl, Enamelware Item Number: 45KI765/P9-79 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
AMEC Analysis: Comments: This artifact is a metal chamber pot with a marbled blue finish on the exterior and a white glaze on the interior. It is 12 inches in diameter with a flanged brim. It is somewhat mangled, but approximately 4 5/8 inches high. One large metal bowl enameled with white and blue. Object is misshapen from its original form which has caused a crack in one side and a minor break opposite the crack. Grey/brown accretions on interior and exterior. Metal is corroded where enamel is lost, especially the rim. Enamel is cracking. L. Penttila 3/1/2010
Collection Owner
Owned by The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Dimension Details
Depth = Thickness. Thickness measured at intact portion of rim.
Geographical Search Terms
King County North America Northwest Coast Puget Sound Washington State Western United States Western Washington
Credit Line
Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation
Item History
- Collected by Inc. AMEC Earth and Environmental on November 8, 2005
What
- Name
- Bowl, Enamelware
- Identification Number
- 45KI765/P9-79
- Type of Item
- enamelware bowl
- Material
- metal and iron metal
- Overall
- length 34.29 cm, width 29.845 cm, height 10.795 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 719.1 g
Who
- Field Collector
- Inc. AMEC Earth and Environmental
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
When
- Collection Date
- on November 8, 2005
Other
- Accession Number
- 2008-177
- Classification
- Site Type: Historic Debris Scatter/ConcentrationSite Type: Historic Object(s)
- Collection
- Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
- Object Count
- 1
- Excavated By
- Rooke, Lara
- Site Number
- 45-KI-765
- Unit
- Area P9
- Object Category
- Metal
- Object Sub Category
- Enamelware