Underglaze Painted Pearlware Saucer

One mended pearlware saucer consisting of body and base sherds with a footring. On the interior surface of the face, there is a floral underglaze painted decoration featuring yellow tulips with brown stems and green leaves. Blue dots and brown swirls also decorate the stems. This is an example of pearlware design #39. Additional base, body, and rim fragments featuring this design are present. The base diameter is approximately 9.5 cm.

• Object number

  1127

• Date made

  ca. 1795 - ca. 1815

• Dimensions

  Base Diameter 9.5 cm

• Decoration

  Underglaze handpainted

• Color

  Blue

  Yellow

  Brown

  Green

  Polychrome

• Animals/objects

  Saucer

  Flatware

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Teaware

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 27* Ceramic Shop Deposit: Undisturbed Ceramic Deposit (Red-Brown Sand with Ceramics) (624.1127)

• Forms

  Footring

  Base/Body

• Ware types

  Pearlware

• Techniques

  Press Molded