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Re: Ceramic ID
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Al Muchka <[log in to unmask]>
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HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 9 Feb 2000 13:18:49 -0600
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Good Day,

I believe the ceramic object that you have is a "gemel bottle', a type
of storage vessel for two different liquids...say oil & vinegar. These
were popular in the first third of the 19th century.

There is a photo and slight mention  (page 200) of an intact specimen
in:

Early American Folk Pottery by Harold F. Guilland. Chilton Book Co.,
Philadelphia. 1971.


Best Regards!


Al Muchka
Assistant Curator, American History
Milwaukee Public Museum
800 W. Wells St.
Milwaukee, Wi 53233

(414) 278-2785
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