Combed North Midlands/Staffordshire-Type Slipware Mug Body Sherd

One combed North Midlands/Staffordshire slipware mug body sherd. The exterior and interior surfaces are coated with a white slip that appears yellow under a lead glaze. The exterior is decorated with two lines of red slip that appear brown under the glaze.

• Object number

  755.2

• Date made

  1660 - 1720s

• Decoration

  Combed

• Color

  Brown

• Animals/objects

  Mug

  Cup

  Hollowware

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Tableware

• Material

  Coarse Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 10* Front Portion, Sand and Sandy Silt Below Cobble Floor (624.755)

• Forms

  Body

• Ware types

  North Midlands/Staffordshire-Type Slipware

• Techniques

  Wheel turned