Creamware Plate Rim Sherd

One creamware plate rim sherd. Mends with sherd 230.25 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

  230.27

• 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