Sgraffito North Midlands/Staffordshire-Type Slipware Body/Rim Sherd

Eight body, rim and handle sherds from a sgraffito slip decorated dark yellow/buff-bodied slipware mug, tankard or handled cup. The slip decoration is typical of North Midlands/Staffordshire slipware with large areas of white slip and smaller areas of darker slip covering the exterior surface, but the body is not agate, which is common with this decoration type. The vessel was turned on a lathe and also has an additional hand-carved motif or sgraffito design. The handle sherds are not decorated with white slip and simply have a red/brown slip or glaze. The handle measures to 0.60 inches in width. The vessel consists of four sherds that mend in two sections, and four additional sherds that do not mend but are most likely from the same vessel.

• Object number

  430.35, 430.72, 430.112, 430.138, 430.140, 430.73, 430.133, 430.134

• Date made

  1670 - 1820

• Decoration

  Slip Decorated

  Other (see comments)

• Animals/objects

  Tankard

• Patterns

  Sgraffito

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Tableware

• Material

  Coarse Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 28, Privy Deposit: Level 4 (624.430)

• Forms

  Body/Rim

  Handle

• Ware types

  North Midlands/Staffordshire-Type Slipware

  British Buff-Bodied Slipware

• Techniques

  Wheel Thrown

  Wheel turned