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three dishes reassembled from fragments found in the archeological dig at the Narbonne House

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Three dishes from the archeological dig at the Narbonne house. Left to right: an English mochaware bowl, an American redware bowl, and a Chinese porcelain teacup.

Salem Maritime NHS collects objects that relate to the buildings at Salem Maritime and the people who lived or worked in them, as well as books and manuscripts related to the history of Salem’s maritime trade.

Historical objects often have wonderful stories to tell, and in our collection spotlight we focus on some of the objects from our museum collection.

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A redware plate with a yellow design, a blue and white Chinese teacup, and a brown and white bowl were found in pieces

Did You Know?
In the mid-1970s, archaeologists found over 130,000 artifacts in the backyard of the Narbonne House at Salem Maritime NHS.

Last Updated: April 09, 2007 at 13:56 MST