Lake Mead Virtual Museum

Red-on-Buff Bowl

Ceramic
Circa: Prehistoric Period 10,000 B.C. - AD 1850
H 7.8cm, D 19cm, Base D 10cm

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 23072

Aged cracked bowl with patterns on the inside.

Red-on-Buff Bowl

Ceramic
Circa: Prehistoric Period 10,000 B.C. - AD 1850
H 7.8cm, D 19cm, Base D 10cm

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 23072

View from above of aged cracked bowl with patterns on the inside.

Pitcher

Ceramic
Circa: Prehistoric Period 10,000 B.C. - AD 1850
H 22cm, Base D 18cm, Mouth D 9.5cm

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 2238

Pot

Ceramic
Circa: Prehistoric Period 10,000 B.C. - AD 1850
H 15cm, Mouth D 8cm, Base D 10cm

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 23075

Pot

Ceramic
Circa: Prehistoric Period 10,000 B.C. - AD 1850
H 14cm, Mouth D 9.5cm, Base D 9cm

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 23076

Aged cracked pot with large piece missing from it.

Vessel Handle

Clay
Circa: Prehistoric Period 10,000 B.C. - AD 1850
L 2.3cm, W 1.5cm

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 3930

Jug Fragments

Ceramic
Circa: Prehistoric Period 10,000 B.C. - AD 1850
A: D 15cm, H 8cm; B: L 8cm, H 5.3; C: L 7.5, H 4.5; D: L 7cm, H 13cm

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 23074

Painted Bowl

Ceramic
Circa: Prehistoric Period 10,000 B.C. - AD 1850
H 9cm, D 22.5cm, Base 14.5cm

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 23073

Aged cracked bowl with large piece missing from it and patterns on the inside.

Painted Bowl

Ceramic
Circa: Prehistoric Period 10,000 B.C. - AD 1850
H 9cm, D 22.5cm, Base 14.5cm

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 23073

View from above of aged cracked bowl with large piece missing from it and patterns on the inside.

Pottery Material

Clay and Silica
Circa: Pueblo II Period AD 900-1150
D 4cm

This ball of unfired clay and silica was most likely being stored for later use. Various tempers, such as sand and crushed limestone, were used in the Lake Mead area to hold the clay together while it was being fired.

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 3832

Milling Stone or Metate

Vessicular Basalt
Circa: Prehistoric Period 10,000 B.C. - AD 1850
H 12cm, D 18cm

A metate is a milling stone used in conjunction with a stone mano to grind foodstuffs, such as corn kernels into a paste or flour before cooking.

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 3481

Black on White Potter's Tool

Ceramic
Circa: Prehistoric Period 10,000 B.C. - AD 1850
D 7.6cm

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 3435

Jeddito Black-on-Yellow

Ceramic
Circa: Prehistoric Period 10,000 B.C. - AD 1850
Top Left 5.0 x 4.0cm, Top Right 5.0 x 4.5cm, Bottom Left 4.0 x 3.5cm, Bottom Middle 2.0 x 3.0cm, Bottom Right 4.5 x 3.3cm

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 4057

Five pieces of pottery with patterns on them.

Kayenta Black-on-White

Ceramic
Circa: Prehistoric Period 10,000 B.C. - AD 1850
5.5 x 4.0 x 0.6cm

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 4059

Aquarius Black-on-Gray

Ceramic
Circa: Prehistoric Period 10,000 B.C. - AD 1850
Top 2.2 x 3.2cm, Right 2.8 x 2.5cm, Bottom 2.1 x 5.0cm

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 4017

Three pieces of pottery with patterns on them.

Black Mesa Beige

Ceramic
Circa: Prehistoric Period 10,000 B.C. - AD 1850
Large Piece Top 5.4 x 5.0 x 0.5cm, Large Piece Bottom 5.2 x 4.2 x 0.5cm

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 4020

Black Mesa Black-on-White

Ceramic; Tusayan White Ware
Circa: Prehistoric Period 10,000 B.C. - AD 1850
4.0 x 5.3 x 0.5cm

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 4022

Bloomington Black-on-White

Ceramic
Circa: Prehistoric Period 10,000 B.C. - AD 1850
Left 4.0 x 2.7 x 0.5cm; Right 7.8 x 6.5 x 0.5cm

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 4024

Two pieces of pottery with patterns on them.

Colorado Red-on-Beige

Ceramic
Circa: Prehistoric Period 10,000 B.C. - AD 1850
Left 6.2 x 5.0cm, Bottom Left 4.9 x 4.0, Top Right 3.6 x 5.5, Bottom Right 3.8 x 3.0cm

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 4041

Four pieces of pottery with patterns on them.

Bowl Fragments

Earthenware with blue glaze and decorative molding
Circa 1865-1930
H 4" x L 1 1/8"; H 3 1/8" x L 3 3/4"

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 16080

Two pieces of the bottom of blue pottery with relief patterns on it.

Vessel Lid Fragments

Earthenware with reddish-brown glaze
Circa 1865
St. Thomas
H 6 1/4", D 2" x 1 1/4" base 3 3/8 x 2 3/4 x 3/8"; 2 3/8 x 2 3/4 x 3/8"; 1 5/8 x 2 1/8 x 3/8"

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 16068

Homer Laughlin Pitcher

Ceramic
Circa 1914
H 5", D 2" x 4 3/4" base
St. Thomas

The Laughlin Brothers, Homer and Shakespeare, formed a partnership in 1871 to sell pottery in their hometown of East Liverpool, Ohio. Their reputation for quality pottery enabled them to become one of the better known ceramic dinnerware manufacturers.

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 20120

Homer Laughlin Pitcher

Ceramic
Circa 1914
H 5", D 2" x 4 3/4" base
St. Thomas

The Laughlin Brothers, Homer and Shakespeare, formed a partnership in 1871 to sell pottery in their hometown of East Liverpool, Ohio. Their reputation for quality pottery enabled them to become one of the better known ceramic dinnerware manufacturers.

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 20120

Crucible

Ceramic
Circa 1876-1937
H 4", D 3", Base D 1 _"
Katherine Mine
Maker's mark: "Denver Fire Clay Co." Denver, Co 1876-1937

A crucible is a container that can withstand very high temperatures, and was used to separate metals from ore. The ore was heated inside the crucible and liquid metal was poured into a separate container.

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 3693

Dish Fragment

Blue on white porcelain, George Jones "Abbey 1790" pattern
Circa 1910s-1930s
2 x 3 1/4 x 1/8"
St. Thomas

George Jones "Abbey 1790" pattern, George Jones & Sons, Ltd., England

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 16085