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Date: | Tue, 29 Nov 1994 21:44:58 -0500 |
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Dan,
Flowerpots are by no means an urban phenomenon. In the course of cataloguing
by angst (my usual method) I've come across a large number of flowerpots here
in sunny rural Virginia. They are particularly prevalent at the wing of
ofiices area at Poplar Forest, although I should add that they are
associated with the post-Jefferson 1850+ dependencies. I wrote a report on
the Wing ceramics this year, and I must admit that I was a bit stumped on how
to deal with flowerpots. I ended up noting their presence but excluding
them from quantitative analysis. As someone later pointed out, this was not
entirely consistent as I had _included_ chamberpots, and unless I'm
missing something ;-) chamberpots aren't precisely what one might call kitchen
related materials.
In short, part of the reason I avoided flowerpots is that there does
seem to be a dearth of info on their manufacture. I'd be more than happy to
share our flowerpots if you'll share yours!
Alasdair M. Brooks
Archaeology Lab Supervisor
Jefferson's Poplar Forest
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