Shell Edge Pearlware Plate Rim Sherd

Blue underglaze painted shell edge pearlware plate rim sherd. Organically stained from privy. Brim measures to 1 1/4 inches in width. Usewear visible on face. Sherd it too small to determine rim diameter but is probably 8 to 10 inches.

• Object number

  261.101

• Date made

  1775 - 1810

• Decoration

  Underglaze Painted

• Color

  Blue

• Animals/objects

  Plate

• Patterns

  Shell-Edge Rim

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Tableware

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

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

• Forms

  Rim

• Ware types

  Pearlware

• Techniques

  Press Molded