Underglaze Painted Pearlware Saucer

One mended pearlware saucer consisting of body and base sherds with a footring and a polychrome design. The interior surface is decorated with an underglaze painted floral motif featuring single and clusters of red/orange and blue flowers with brown stems and green leaves scattered around the face of the bowl. There is a blue painter's mark on the exterior surface of the base. This is an example of pearlware design #43. Additional base, body, and rim fragments featuring this design are present. The base diameter is approximately 8 cm.

• Object number

  783

• Date made

  ca. 1795 - ca. 1815

• Dimensions

  Base Diameter 8 cm

• Decoration

  Underglaze handpainted

  Painter's mark

• Color

  Brown

  Polychrome

  Green

  Cobalt Blue

  Red/Orange

• 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) (624.783)

• Forms

  Footring

  Base/Body

• Ware types

  Pearlware

• Techniques

  Press Molded