Domestic Queensware in Kensington-Fishtown: Excavating Philadelphia's Waterfront Neighborhoods

Authors

George D. Cress, AECOM BurlingtonFollow
Thomas J. Kutys, AECOM BurlingtonFollow
Rebecca L. White, AECOM BurlingtonFollow
Meta F. Janowitz, AECOM BurlingtonFollow
Samuel A. Pickard, AECOM BurlingtonFollow

Abstract

Ongoing archaeological excavation undertaken by URS/AECOM along the I-95 corridor in Kensington-Fishtown in Philadelphia have brought to light 18^th and 19^th century domestic and industrial life along a three-mile section of the Delaware River waterfront. Excavation has revealed over 400 shaft features, yard deposits, and industrial foundations yielding over one million artifacts from a three mile section of the Delaware River waterfront. A small quantity of domestic queensware has been recovered from barrel and wood-lined box privies and from an early 19^th century drain feature. The recovery of domestic queensware in Kensington-Fishtown has revealed that this ware had become part of the domestic fabric of early 19^th century consumers in this part of the city.

Recommended Citation

Cress, George D.; Kutys, Thomas J.; White, Rebecca L.; Janowitz, Meta F.; and Pickard, Samuel A. (2017) "Domestic Queensware in Kensington-Fishtown: Excavating Philadelphia's Waterfront Neighborhoods," Northeast Historical Archaeology: Vol. 46 46, Article 6.
Available at: https://orb.binghamton.edu/neha/vol46/iss1/6