Shell Edge Pearlware Platter

One mended pearlware platter comprised of base, body, and rim sherds. The rim is scalloped and decorated with a green underglaze painted Rococo-inspired molded shell edge on the interior surface. There is a J.W maker's mark on the exterior surface of the base, possibly affiliating this vessel with the Staffordshire firms of James Warren, Longton (ca. 1841-53) or John Walley, Burslem (ca. 1850-1867). However, many other firms also used these initials during earlier and later periods. The rim diameter is approximately 25 cm.

• Object number

  139.25, 147.27

• Date made

  ca. 1841 - ca. 1867

• Dimensions

  Rim Diameter 25 cm

• Decoration

  Underglaze handpainted

  Scalloped edge

• Color

  Green

• Animals/objects

  Flatware

  Platter

• Patterns

  Shell-Edge Rim

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Tableware

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 12, Test Cut G Cistern: Brown Sandy Silt in Feature (Strata 7c-7f) (624.147)

• Forms

  Base/Body/Rim

• Ware types

  Pearlware

• Techniques

  Press Molded