Underglaze Painted Chinese Porcelain Plate Rim Sherd

One rim sherd from a Chinese Export porcelain plate with a sloppy blue underglaze painted decoration. Possibly a Nanking-ware from the early 19th century. The rim has a fish roe diaper pattern with a repeating floral band beneath. The plate is most likely octagonal with a very subtly trimmed rim. The sherd is most likely a residual from a plate in the neighboring context but does not mend to that vessel.

• Object number

  279.391

• Date made

  Early 19th Century

• Dimensions

  Rim Diameter 8.5 inches

• Decoration

  Underglaze Painted

• Color

  Blue

• Animals/objects

  Plate

• Patterns

  Nanking

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Tableware

• Material

  Porcelain

• Context

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

• Forms

  Rim

• Ware types

  Chinese

  Porcelain, Hard Paste

• Techniques

  Press Molded