Coarse Earthenware Cookpot

One mended coarse earthenware cookpot comprised of white/buff bodied body and rim sherds and an attached handle. There is a thin pink slip coated with a yellow lead glaze on the interior and exterior surfaces. There also is some discoloration from burning, which may indicate that the pot was used for cooking. Likely Dutch or American in origin. The rim diameter is approximately 11 inches and the height is over 6 inches.

• Object number

  638.1, 638.2, 638.3, 638.4, 638.5, 638.6, 638.7, 638.8, 638.10, 638.14, 991.5, 991.7, 991.8, 991.9, 991.10, 991.16, 991.17

• Date made

  17th Century

• Dimensions

  Rim Diameter 11 inches

• Color

  Yellow

• Animals/objects

  Cookpot

  Hollowware

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Food Preparation/Storage

• Material

  Coarse Earthenware

• Forms

  Handle

  Body

  Rim

• Techniques

  Wheel turned

  Burned