Shell Edge Pearlware Handle

One mended pearlware handle from a hollowware vessel, which has only one attachment and a broad, flat end. The exterior surface is decorated with an underglaze painted green molded shell edge that wraps around two sections. The handle length is approximately 10.5 cm.

• Object number

  170.1, 170.87

• Date made

  1780 - 1895

• Dimensions

  Length 10.5 cm

• Decoration

  Shell Edge

  Underglaze handpainted

• Color

  Green

• Animals/objects

  Hollowware

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Tableware

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 12, Test Cut G Cistern: Brown-Tan and Gray Fine Sand in Feature (Strata 15 and 16) (624.170)

• Forms

  Handle

• Ware types

  Pearlware

• Techniques

  Press Molded