Underglaze Painted Pearlware Cup Body and Rim Sherd

One pearlware body and rim sherd from a cup. A broken horizontal handle attachment is visible on the exterior surface. There is a cobalt blue underglaze painted design on the exterior surface featuring a geometric border above an indeterminate scene. The rim diameter is approximately 10 cm.

• Object number

  139.8

• Date made

  ca. 1775 - ca. 1810

• Dimensions

  Rim Diameter 10 cm

• Decoration

  Underglaze handpainted

• Color

  Cobalt Blue

• Animals/objects

  Hollowware

  Cup

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Tableware

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

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

• Forms

  Body/Rim

  Handle

• Ware types

  Pearlware

• Techniques

  Press Molded