Hey Guys

Hist Arch 101 question, so please bear with me ...

Are there REALLY standardized dimensions (i.e., six inch vs. 7-inch 
or whatever) for dinnerware vessel forms, e.g., table plates, supper 
plates, twifflers, and muffins, etc.  Do these descriptors apply to 
1820-1860 assemblages? And can somebody give me a readily accessible 
reference to where this is laid out?

Thanks in advance.

Mark
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Mark C. Branstner, RPA
Historic Archaeologist

Illinois State Archaeological Survey
Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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