Incised and Cordoned Rhenish Blue on Gray (Westerwald) Stoneware Body Sherd

One Westerwald or Rhenish Blue on Gray salt glazed German stoneware body sherd from a large rounded hollowware vessel like a chamber pot or pitcher. There is an incised rosette and cordoning with painted light cobalt blue decoration. The painted decoration is not very precise. The sherd has a gray body.

• Object number

  249.1

• Date made

  1600 - 1775

• Decoration

  Underglaze Painted

  Incised

  Cordoned

• Color

  Cobalt Blue

• Animals/objects

  Hollowware

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Material

  Stoneware

• Context

  Lot 28, Deposit Under Floor #3 (624.249)

• Forms

  Body

• Ware types

  Rhenish Blue on Gray (Westerwald)

  Salt-Glazed

• Techniques

  Wheel Thrown