Painted Dutch Majolica Body Sherd

One Dutch Majolica body sherd with a buff paste, a colorless lead glazed exterior and a white tin glazed interior. The interior is decorated with a blue painted decoration, although the sherd is too small to determine the pattern. Some of the glaze on the interior is missing.

• Object number

  344.1

• Date made

  1625 - 1675

• Decoration

  Painted

• Color

  Blue

• Animals/objects

  Indeterminate

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 28, Landfill: Mottled Red, Brown, Orange, Sand Bands (624.344)

• Forms

  Body

• Ware types

  Majolica, Dutch