Nicholas Crisp's "Porcellien": A Petrological Comparison of Sherds from the Vauxhall (London; ca. 1751-1764) and Indeo Pottery (Bovey Tracey, Devonshire; ca. 1767-1774) Factory Sites

Geoarchaeology - An International Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-78

  Owen, J Victor ^a   Adams, Brian ^b   Stephenson, Roy ^c  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Curlew Cottage   (United Kingdom)

^c MUSEUM OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; DIAGRAM; DIOPSIDE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LIME; MINERALOGY;

BRISTOL [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; PLYMOUTH [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0347935651     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6548(200001)15:1<43::AID-GEA3>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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