Underglaze Painted Chinese Porcelain Body and Base Sherd

One Chinese porcelain body and base sherd with a footring. May be part of a shallow bowl or saucer. The body is very white and the face is finely painted with a painted blue underglaze design consisting of an elaborate house and rocks. There is a Nanking shaded trellis design around the cavetto. May be part of the same vessel as sherds 249.57, 256.138, 256.99, and 256.176.

• Object number

  256.41

• Date made

  ca. 1785

• Decoration

  Underglaze handpainted

• Color

  Blue

• Animals/objects

  Bowl

  Saucer

  Flatware

  Hollowware

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Tableware

• Material

  Porcelain

• Context

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

• Forms

  Footring

  Body

  Base

• Ware types

  Chinese Porcelain

• Techniques

  Press Molded