Handpainted blue tin-glaze earthenware bowl.
Refined Earthenware | Object #: 1722749
This is a fragment of a tin-glazed earthenware bowl, or possibly small punch bowl, with a hand painted decorative band adorning the rim. 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…