Shell Edge Pearlware Tureen Body/Rim Sherd

Burnt and organically stained shell edged body/rim sherd from a tureen or similar serving vessel. There is a green painted shell edge motif that begins 0.75 inches below the rim on the exterior body. The body is lobed and molded with impressed wavy lines. There are two large spalls visible on the exterior where a horizontal lug handle would have attached. The vessel would have most likely been oval, so an accurate rim diameter cannot be obtained. Consists of two mended sherds. Sherd that mends but is not mended/glued was cataloged separately from neighboring context.

• Object number

  256.28, 279.527

• Date made

  1775 - 1810

• Decoration

  Underglaze Painted

• Color

  Green

• Animals/objects

  Tureen

• Patterns

  Shell-Edge Rim

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Tableware

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 28, Privy Deposit: Level 1 West Side (624.256)

• Forms

  Body/Rim

• Ware types

  Pearlware

• Techniques

  Press Molded