Sprig Molded Rhenish Blue on Gray (Westerwald) Stoneware Body Sherd

One small Westerwald or "Rhenish Blue on Gray" salt glazed German stoneware body sherd from an indeterminate hollowware vessel. There is an applied/sprigged decoration on the exterior, with cobalt (blue) and manganese (purple) painted coloring. The sherd has a gray body.

• Object number

  249.39

• Date made

  1600 - 1775

• Decoration

  Underglaze Painted

  Sprig Molded

• Color

  Cobalt Blue

  Purple

• Animals/objects

  Hollowware

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Material

  Stoneware

• Context

  Lot 28, Deposit Under Floor #3 (624.249)

• Forms

  Body

• Ware types

  Rhenish Blue on Gray (Westerwald)

  Salt-Glazed

• Techniques

  Wheel Thrown