Painted Dutch Majolica Body Sherd

One Dutch majolica body sherd fragment with a light yellow body and a clear lead glaze on one surface. The other surface is coated with a white tin glaze with a manganese (purple) and cobalt (blue) painted decoration. Likely part of a flatware vessel.

• Object number

  296.47

• Date made

  1625 - 1675

• Decoration

  Handpainted

• Color

  Purple/Mulberry

  Purple

  Blue

  Cobalt Blue

• Animals/objects

  Flatware

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Unknown

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 10* Front Portion, Possible Landfill: Brown Silty Sand (624.296)

• Forms

  Body

• Ware types

  Majolica, Dutch