Painted Tin-Glazed Earthenware Body Sherd

One tin glazed refined earthenware (delft) body sherd. The sherd is coated with a white tin glaze on the interior surface and a painted manganese (purple) glaze on the exterior surface.

• Object number

  801.12

• Date made

  1600 - 1800

• Decoration

  Handpainted

• Color

  Purple

  Purple/Mulberry

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Unknown

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 10* Front Portion, Landfill Deposit GS1: Greenish Gray Sandy Silt (624.801)

• Forms

  Body

• Ware types

  Tin Glazed (Delft)

• Techniques

  Wheel turned