Shell Edge Pearlware Rim and Body Sherd

One pearlware rim and body sherd from a hollowware vessel such as bowl, dish, or chamber pot decorated with a scalloped and Rococo-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.

• Object number

  249.49

• Date made

  1775 - 1810

• Decoration

  Scalloped edge

• Animals/objects

  Chamber Pot

  Dish

  Bowl

  Hollowware

• Patterns

  Shell-Edge Rim

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Unknown

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 28, Deposit Under Floor #3 (624.249)

• Forms

  Body

  Rim

• Ware types

  Pearlware

• Techniques

  Press Molded

  Burned