Red Bodied Slipware Base Sherd

One red bodied slipware base sherd with a clear glaze on the interior surface. There is a line of white slip that appears yellow encircling the face. The exterior surface is unglazed. The base diameter is approximately 14.5 cm. This may be an example of American-made slipware, possibly in manufactured in Philadelphia or New York City in the Philadelphia style.

• Object number

  139.1

• Dimensions

  Base Diameter 14.5 cm

• Color

  Yellow

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Unknown

• Material

  Coarse Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 12, Test Cut G Cistern: Brown Sandy Silt in Feature (Strata 7c-7f) (624.139)

• Forms

  Base

• Ware types

  Red bodied slipware