Underglaze Painted Chinese Porcelain Base Sherd

Chinese-export base sherd from a flatware vessel such as a plate, dish or saucer with blue underglaze painted decoration on one surface. The decoration may possibly be an exterior or interior house scene, but it is unable to determine due to the size of the sherd. Consists of two sherds that are mended.

• Object number

  293.74, 293.67

• Decoration

  Underglaze Painted

• Color

  Blue

• Animals/objects

  Flatware

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Tableware

• Material

  Porcelain

• Context

  Lot 28, Privy Deposit: Level 3 (624.293)

• Forms

  Base

• Ware types

  Porcelain, Hard Paste

  Chinese

• Techniques

  Press Molded