Refined Earthenware Chamber Pot Rim Sherd

Seven refined earthenware rolled rim sherds from a chamber pot with a diameter of approximately 8 inches. The underside of the rim has a ragged edge. There is some discoloration on the glaze and paste, which may be from burning or a privy. Possibly pearlware or creamware. The vessel is mended in two sections and consists of a section of three mended sherds, a section with two mended sherds and two sherds that mend but are not mended to vessel.

• Object number

  256.160, 256.56, 256.168, 256.144, 256.73, 256.171, 256.59, 256.171

• Date made

  ca. 1762 - ca. 1830

• Dimensions

  Diameter 8 inches

• Animals/objects

  Chamber Pot

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Sanitary

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 28, Privy Deposit: Level 1 West Side (624.256)

• Forms

  Rim

• Ware types

  Creamware

  Pearlware

• Techniques

  Press Molded

  Burned