Underglaze Painted Chinese Porcelain Plate Rim Sherd

One Chinese-Export porcelain plate rim sherd with a blue underglaze painted decoration. The central motif is encircled by a blue trellis diaper pattern. The rim has a fish roe diaper pattern with additional elements that can not be determined due to the size of the sherd.

• Object number

  279.502

• Date made

  1690 - 1800

• Decoration

  Underglaze Painted

• Color

  Blue

• Animals/objects

  Plate

• Patterns

  Trellis in Blue

  Fish Roe

• 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

  Porcelain, Hard Paste

  Chinese

• Techniques

  Press Molded