Underglaze Painted Pearlware Saucer

One mended pearlware saucer comprised of rim, body, and base sherds with a footring and polychrome decoration. There are two underglaze painted brown lines along the interior rim as well as a garland design with green leaves and blue flower buds on a brown vine. The face of the saucer features two blue flowers on brown stems with green leaves. This is an example of pearlware design #40. Additional base, body, and rim fragments featuring this design are present. The base diameter is approximately 8 cm., the rim diameter is 13 cm., and the height is 3 cm.

• Object number

  516, 783

• Date made

  ca. 1795 - ca. 1815

• Dimensions

  Rim Diameter 13 cm

  Height 3 cm

  Base Diameter 8 cm

• Decoration

  Underglaze handpainted

• Color

  Brown

  Polychrome

  Blue

  Green

• Animals/objects

  Flatware

  Saucer

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Teaware

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 27* Ceramic Shop Deposit: Undisturbed Ceramic Deposit (Red-Brown Sand with Ceramics) (624.516)

• Forms

  Base/Body/Rim

  Footring

• Ware types

  Pearlware

• Techniques

  Press Molded