Underglaze Painted Chinoiserie Pearlware Tankard

One blue underglaze painted pearlware tankard with a strap handle. The exterior body has a blue painted Chinoiserie or "Chinese House" motif with curlicue designs on the handle. The pattern includes a house with a circular roof finial with flag, a fence, and willow trees in a landscape. The body of the vessel is lightly burned. The base has small W shaped impression which is possibly a potter's mark. There is obvious usewear on base. Consists of 10 mended sherds.

• Object number

  261.61, 261.46, 261.68, 261.45, 261.32, 261.69, 261.167, 261.141, 261.130, 261.65

• Date made

  1775 - 1810

• Dimensions

  Height 5 inches

  Rim Diameter 3.25 inches

  Base Diameter 3.25 inches

• Decoration

  Underglaze Painted

• Color

  Blue

• Animals/objects

  Tankard

• Patterns

  Chinoiserie

  Chinese House

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Tableware

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 28, Privy Deposit: Level 2 West Side (624.261)

• Forms

  Base/Body/Rim

  Handle

• Ware types

  Pearlware

• Techniques

  Burned