Chinese Porcelain Body Sherd

Thick bodied, curved Chinese-export porcelain body sherd from a hollowware vessel. The sherd is most likely an undecorated portion of a teacup or bowl, or possibly an enameled sherd where the decoration has worn away. The paste has a slightly gray color.

• Object number

  279.405

• Animals/objects

  Hollowware

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Material

  Porcelain

• Context

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

• Forms

  Body

• Ware types

  Porcelain, Hard Paste

  Chinese