Underglaze Painted Chinese Porcelain Plate Base/Body/Rim Sherd

One Chinese Export porcelain plate base/body/rim sherd with a blue underglaze painted decoration. The central motif is encircled by a very sloppily painted blue spearhead diaper pattern. The rim has very small cluster of fish roe below a flower and between a shaded floral and leaf motif. Additional decoration on the central motif cannot be determined, but is shaded and most likely is a pavilion landscape decoration. The base has an unglazed, undercut footring. The rim is subtly trimmed and is most likely octagonal in shape. The sherd has moderate organic staining from the deposition.

• Object number

  279.389

• Date made

  1722 - 1800

• Decoration

  Underglaze Painted

• Color

  Blue

• Animals/objects

  Plate

• Patterns

  Spearhead in Blue

  Floral

  Fish Roe

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Tableware

• Material

  Porcelain

• Context

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

• Forms

  Base/Body/Rim

• Ware types

  Porcelain, Hard Paste

  Chinese

• Techniques

  Press Molded