Creamware Plate Rim Sherd

One plain, undecorated creamware plate rim sherd, which is mended with rim sherd 230.35. Sherd 230.25 also mends with 230.27 but the two are not joined. The marley width of the plate is 1 1/8 inches and the plate diameter is approximately 10 1/2 inches. There is some discoloration on the glaze and paste, which may be from burning or a privy. Possibly burned during the Great Fire of 1835 in New York City.

• Object number

  230.25, 230.35

• Date made

  1762 - 1820

• Dimensions

  Diameter 10.5 inches

• Animals/objects

  Plate

  Flatware

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Tableware

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 28, Floor #3 (624.230)

• Forms

  Rim

• Ware types

  Creamware

• Techniques

  Press Molded

  Burned