Underglaze Painted Fluted Pearlware Teacup

Small fluted pearlware teacup with underglaze blue painted blurry floral motif on exterior and a scalloped rim. Simple painted geometric motif around interior rim. Blue painted floral motif on interior base. The base has an 18th-century style wedge footring with visible kiln stilt marks. Consists of twelve mended sherds.

• Object number

  293.44, 293.71, 293.15, 293.63, 293.75, 293.49, 293.33, 293.36, 293.5, 430.64, 430.149, 261.112

• Date made

  1775 - 1810

• Dimensions

  Rim Diameter 3.5 inches

  Foot Diameter 1.64 inches

  Height 1.75 inches

• Decoration

  Underglaze Painted

• Color

  Blue

• Animals/objects

  Teacup

• Patterns

  Floral

  Fluted

  Scalloped

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Teaware

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 28, Privy Deposit: Level 3 (624.293)

• Forms

  Base/Body/Rim

• Ware types

  Pearlware

• Techniques

  Press Molded