Shell Edge Pearlware Plate Rim Sherd

Thick-bodied blue underglaze painted shell edge pearlware plate rim sherd. Base has no footring and moderate use-wear. Rim is rococo-style shell edge with impressed curved lines and a scalloped rim. Rim diameter is unmeasurable.

• Object number

  279.53

• Date made

  1775 - 1810

• Decoration

  Underglaze Painted

• Color

  Blue

• Animals/objects

  Plate

• Patterns

  Shell-Edge Rim

  Rococo

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Tableware

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 28, Privy Deposit: Levels 1 and 2 East Side (624.279)

• Ware types

  Pearlware

• Techniques

  Press Molded