Painted Dutch Majolica Base Sherd

One Dutch majolica base sherd fragment with a dark buff body and a thick, milky white/clear lead glaze on its exterior surface. The face is coated with a white tin glaze with a cobalt (blue) painted decoration. Likely part of a charger plate.

• Object number

  296.61

• Date made

  1625 - 1675

• Decoration

  Handpainted

• Color

  Blue

  Cobalt Blue

• Animals/objects

  Charger

  Flatware

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Tableware

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

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

• Forms

  Base

• Ware types

  Majolica, Dutch