One buff bodied North Midlands/Staffordshire Slipware body sherd with an everted, slightly rounded rim. Likely part of a hollowware vessel such as a chamber pot or bowl. The sherd is coated on both surfaces with a white slip that appears yellow under a lead glaze. The exterior is decorated with two lines of large scale combed red slip that appear brown under the glaze. The rim diameter is approximately 12 cm.
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Object number
189.4
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Date made
1660 - 1720s
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Dimensions
Rim Diameter 12 cm
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Decoration
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Color
Brown
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Animals/objects
Hollowware
Bowl
Chamber Pot
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Category
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Class
Ceramic
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Functions
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Material
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Context
Lot 12, Test Cut G Cistern: Gray Brown Sandy Silt Within Feature (Strata 17, 18a, 18b) (624.189)
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Forms
Body/Rim
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Ware types
North Midlands/Staffordshire-Type Slipware
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Techniques
Wheel turned
