Lincoln Pottery Works

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Title

Lincoln Pottery Works

Description

Utilitarian ceramics manufactured locally

Creator

Lincoln Pottery Works, Lincoln, Nebraska

Source

1997 UNL Anthropology Field School

Publisher

2018 UNL Anthropology

Date

Late 1800s-early 1900s

Contributor

Athanassopoulos, Effie
Elliott, Catherine

Rights

UNL Anthropology

Collection Items

Crock, 25LC86, #373
Broken brown crockery, likely 2 gal. crock from Lincoln Pottery Works. Coarseware. 26 fragments. Marked with a "2"

Crock, 25LC86, #369
Broken brown crockery, likely 5 gal. crock from Lincoln Pottery Works. Brown glaze with small handles.

Bowl, 25LC86, #365
Brown crock bowl earthenware; rim is worn; light pitting and one 8.5 cm crack in outer shell.

Canister, 25LC86, #370
Broken canister covered with dark brown glaze, likely manufactured by Lincoln Pottery Works. 3 fragments..

Drain Pipe, 25LC86, #371
Fragments of a clay drain pipe, possibly manufactured by Lincoln Pottery Works. Additional brown coarse fabric sherds (39) from similar objects, grouped together.

Bowl, 25LC86, #361
Bowl covered with dark brown glaze, reconstructed from 5 fragments. Glaze is uneven, splotchy, has wear overall.

Bowl, 25LC86, #362
Bowl covered with brown shiny glaze, reconstructed. Lincoln Pottery Works product.

Crock, 25LC86, #366
Butter crock. Cylindrical shape, wide mouth. Dark green/brown glaze outside, glossy brown inside.

Bowl, 25LC86, #364
Bowl with rich reddish brown glaze. Moderately worn. Bubble or bump on interior, and nail fused to one of the fragments.

Flower Pot, 25LC86, #372
Broken flower pot, unglazed red clay, product of Lincoln Pottery Works. Additional sherds from flower pots are present in the collection.
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