Printed Pearlware Bowl Rim and Body Sherd

One pearlware bowl rim and body sherd. The exterior and interior surfaces are decorated with a medium blue underglaze transfer printed decoration in a Chinese-style pattern consisting of a willow tree, pagoda, flowers, and geometric designs. There is some discoloration on the glaze and paste, which may be from burning or a privy. The bowl diameter is approximately 6 1/2 inches.

• Object number

  249.3

• Date made

  1790 - 1814

• Dimensions

  Diameter 6.5 inches

• Decoration

  Printed

• Color

  Medium Blue

• Animals/objects

  Bowl

  Hollowware

• Patterns

  Chinese

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Tableware

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 28, Deposit Under Floor #3 (624.249)

• Forms

  Body

  Rim

• Ware types

  Pearlware

• Techniques

  Press Molded

  Burned