Shell Edge Pearlware Plate Rim, Body, and Base Sherd

One pearlware plate rim, body, and base sherd decorated with a scalloped and underglaze painted green Neoclassically-inspired molded shell edge on the interior surface. There is some discoloration on the glaze and paste, which may be from burning or a privy. The marley width is 7/8 inches and the plate diameter is approximately 9 1/2 inches.

• Object number

  249.18

• Date made

  1800 - ca. 1830s

• Dimensions

  Rim Diameter 9.5 inches

• Decoration

  Underglaze handpainted

  Scalloped edge

• Color

  Green

• Animals/objects

  Plate

  Flatware

• Patterns

  Shell-Edge Rim

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Tableware

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 28, Deposit Under Floor #3 (624.249)

• Forms

  Body

  Rim

  Base

• Ware types

  Pearlware

• Techniques

  Press Molded

  Burned