Underglaze Painted Pearlware Bowl Rim Sherds

Three pearlware rim sherds from a large bowl, which mend but are not joined. The interior surface of the rim is decorated with a polychrome underglaze painted design featuring two brown lines, a yellow and brown geometric motif, and blue tulips with orange leaves, brown stems, and green flowers. The exterior surface is decorated with orange flower buds surrounded by green leaves. This is an example of pearlware design #80. Additional body and rim fragments featuring this design are present. The rim diameter is approximately 22 cm.

• Object number

  516, 1127, 1196

• Date made

  ca. 1795 - ca. 1815

• Dimensions

  Rim Diameter 22 cm

• Decoration

  Underglaze handpainted

• Color

  Blue

  Yellow

  Brown

  Green

  Orange

  Polychrome

• Animals/objects

  Hollowware

  Bowl

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Tableware

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 27* Ceramic Shop Deposit: Undisturbed Ceramic Deposit (Red-Brown Sand with Ceramics) (624.1196)

• Forms

  Rim

• Ware types

  Pearlware

• Techniques

  Press Molded