Underglaze Painted Pearlware Teacup Body and Rim Sherd

One mended pearlware teacup rim and body sherd with a polychrome decoration. The interior surface is decorated with a brown underglaze painted line along the interior, slightly scalloped rim. The exterior surface is fluted and features two parallel brown lines below the rim. The bottom line is unshaded. The border created by the two parallel lines is filled with half circles in blue and orange and a wavy brown vine. This is an example of pearlware design #6. Additional base, body, and rim fragments featuring this design are present. The rim diameter is approximately 8.5 cm.

• Date made

  ca. 1795 - ca. 1815

• Dimensions

  Rim Diameter 8.5 cm

• Decoration

  Underglaze handpainted

  Scalloped rim

  Fluted

• Color

  Blue

  Brown

  Polychrome

  Orange

• Animals/objects

  Hollowware

  Teacup

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Teaware

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Forms

  Body/Rim

• Ware types

  Pearlware

• Techniques

  Press Molded