Painted Tin-Glazed Earthenware Base Sherd

One heavily burned tin glazed refined earthenware (delft) base sherd with a foot ring from a hollowware vessel. Likely burned during the Great Fire of 1835 in New York City. Both surfaces are glazed with a white tin glaze. There is a painted cobalt (blue) decoration on the exterior surface.

• Object number

  210.81

• Date made

  1600 - 1800

• Decoration

  Handpainted

• Color

  Cobalt Blue

  Blue

• Animals/objects

  Hollowware

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Unknown

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 28, Between Floors #2 and #3 (624.210)

• Forms

  Base

• Ware types

  Tin Glazed (Delft)

• Techniques

  Wheel turned

  Burned