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This is a sherd of an unidentified hollow tableware vessel, made of a coarse earthenware which archaeologists refer to as Staffordshire mottled or manganese mottled. The paste of this ceramic type is often tan or buff with few, if any, inclusions, though larger and thicker vessels can have a mixed paste…
This is a sherd of an unidentified hollow tableware vessel, made of a coarse earthenware which archaeologists refer to as Staffordshire mottled or manganese mottled. The paste of this ceramic type is often tan or buff with few, if any, inclusions, though larger and thicker vessels can have a mixed paste…
Mug with white slip exterior and engine-turned linear designs. Lead glaze interior. Measurements taken from largest body sherd.
Red, agate paste. Possibly a saucer.
This is a fragment of a tin-glazed earthenware dish or plate. This ware is often referred to by archaeologists as delftware. The white coloration of the glaze was obtained by adding tin-oxide to a lead glaze. Against this white field, delft was most often decorated with hand painted cobalt blues. These…
This is a body fragment of a tin-glazed earthenware unidentified tableware. This ware is often referred to by archaeologists as delftware. The white coloration of the glaze was obtained by adding tin-oxide to a lead glaze. Against this white field, delft was most often decorated with hand painted cobalt…
This is a fragment of an undecorated tin-glazed earthenware utilitarian hollow form, such as a chamber pot or large basin. This ware is often referred to by archaeologists as delftware. The white coloration of the glaze was obtained by adding tin-oxide to a lead glaze. Ceramics such as these were produced…
Tiny sherd of blue decorated pearlware. Burned.
Small sherd of pearlware with handpainted green decoration.
This is a fragment of a stoneware tableware produced in the Westerwald region of Germany. German stonewares played an important part of the English and colonial ceramic market of the eighteenth century. These vessels were available in a variety of forms but most commonly as jugs, mugs and chamberpots…
Measurements taken from largest mended portion.
Grayish blue exterior, white interior.
Dark salmon wash interior. Determined to be different than object 1729949 (V.3) due to thicker body and slightly different cordon on shoulder.
Salmon wash interior.
Measurements taken from largest sherd.
This small fragment of glass is a part of a French perfume bottle and offers an intriguing story of international trade networks. Despite the slightly golden appearance caused by weathering effects, the color of this fragment was originally a dark blue, achieved by adding cobalt to molten glass. The…
Molded aqua bottle glass
This fragment of white salt glazed stoneware is a portion of a plate rim decorated by press molding. This white bodied ceramic was produced by combining naturally white clays with ground and calcined flint. In the process of press molding, clay sheets were pressed into block molds to form both the vessel…
