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Red Dirt Bowl

Red dirt bowl. High sides with small round bottom. Not pie dish shaped.

ACC 1991.1

OBJ 1991.1

2 5/8” high x 9 5/8” wide

Estimated age: first half 19th century



What visitors say

Thank you so much for leading us on a guided tour of the Joel Lane House! I had no idea that the kitchen was separate from the main house, and how different the two are. I had always assumed that the most dangerous job for a slave was in the fields, but your expertise showed me that the kitchen (because of the heat and potential for fire) was actually the most dangerous for a slave woman…

Maggie