Pearlware Chamber Pot Rim Sherd

One pearlware chamber pot rim sherd. The rim is everted with a marley width of approximately 1/2 inch. There is some discoloration on the glaze and paste, which may be from burning or a privy. Mends but is not joined with sherd 256.158. May also be part of the same vessel as sherd 256.149. The interior rim diameter of the vessel is 7 inches, and the exterior diameter is 8 inches. Possibly burned during the Great Fire of 1835 in New York City.

• Object number

  230.8

• Date made

  1775 - 1830

• Dimensions

  Rim Diameter 7 inches

  Rim Diameter 8 inches

• Animals/objects

  Chamber Pot

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Sanitary

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 28, Floor #3 (624.230)

• Forms

  Rim

• Ware types

  Pearlware

• Techniques

  Press Molded

  Burned