Combed North Midlands/Staffordshire-Type Slipware Body Sherd

One tiny buff/body ceramic sherd coated on both sides with a white slip that appears yellow under a lead glaze. There is a fine combed and joggled red slip on one surface that appears brown under the glaze.

• Object number

  236.6

• Date made

  1660 - 1720s

• Decoration

  Combed

• Color

  Brown

• Animals/objects

  Hollowware

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Unknown

• Material

  Coarse Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 10* Front Portion, Strata Above Stone Wall (624.236)

• Forms

  Body

• Ware types

  North Midlands/Staffordshire-Type Slipware

• Techniques

  Wheel turned