Shell Edge Pearlware Rim and Body Sherd

One pearlware plate or platter rim and body sherd decorated with a scalloped and green underglaze painted Rococo-inspired molded shell edge on the interior surface. There are traces of green glaze on the exterior surface. Mended with sherd 230.13. 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

  230.16

• Date made

  1775 - 1810

• Decoration

  Underglaze handpainted

  Scalloped edge

• Color

  Green

• Animals/objects

  Plate

  Platter

  Flatware

• Patterns

  Shell-Edge Rim

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Tableware

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 28, Floor #3 (624.230)

• Forms

  Body

  Rim

• Ware types

  Pearlware

• Techniques

  Press Molded

  Burned