One mended pearlware bowl consisting of rim, body, base, and footring sherds with a polychrome design. The interior surface is decorated with a red/orange and brown underglaze painted flower with green leaves in the center of the bowl and a brown line below the interior rim. The exterior surface is decorated with a yellow band outlined in dark brown below the rim, a brown design reminiscent of wheat ears around the circumference of the bowl, and a wavy dotted blue line. This is an example of pearlware design #5. Additional base, body, and rim fragments featuring this design are present. The base diameter is approximately 9.5 cm., the rim diameter is 18.5 cm., and the height is 8 cm.
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Object number
783
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Date made
ca. 1795 - ca. 1815
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Dimensions
Base Diameter 9.5 cm
Height 8 cm
Rim Diameter 18.5 cm
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Decoration
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Color
Blue
Brown
Polychrome
Yellow
Green
Red/Orange
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Animals/objects
Hollowware
Bowl
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Category
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Class
Ceramic
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Functions
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Material
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Context
Lot 27* Ceramic Shop Deposit: Undisturbed Ceramic Deposit (Red-Brown Sand with Ceramics) (624.783)
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Forms
Base/Body/Rim
Footring
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Ware types
Pearlware
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Techniques
Press Molded