Platter

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Platter

Entry/Object ID

GHS 965

Description

Oval shaped wooded trencher free form probably used as a mixing bowl for kneading dough, or as a serving dish from which all ate at the table.

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

USA

Dimensions

Width

12-3/4 in

Depth

7-1/2 in

Length

24 in

Material

Maple Wood

Provenance

Notes

GHS Catalogue: "Found in barn of Billmyer house, Main and Upsal Streets, Germantown." Object donated by Harry Spangler, PhD, July 8, 1923.