Hello Histarchers,

Here at Ferry Farm, George Washington’s boyhood home, we have been doing
some analysis of his mother, Mary Ball Washington’s, teawares and have
found substantial evidence of historic mending.  There are a number of
creamware vessels we’re looking at which have unmistakably been glued prior
to deposition (these are clearly not organic deposits on the sherds but
rather deliberate applications of glue around earlier breaks).  As such, we
are now very interested in other assemblages that may have similar mending
activities going on and are trying to learn as much as we can about pot
mending and glues from around the 18th century.  If anyone out there has
any information to this effect we would be very grateful!  Please contact
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Many thanks in advance!

-Mara Kaktins


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Mara Kaktins, MA, R.P.A.
Temple Univeristy
Archaeology
(215)-806-2600
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