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Hand-Painted Whiteware – Lessard

Hand-Painted Whiteware Portions of a hand-painted whiteware saucer were recovered during the 2006 excavation of an early 1840s-1860s privy in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. This saucer has a thin sprig design with red flowers and green leaves.

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