Powdered and Painted Tin-Glazed Bowl

Approximately a quarter of a buff-bodied tin-glazed earthenware bowl, consisting of base and body sherds, with a thick white glaze on both surfaces. The interior has a large cobalt (blue) underglaze painted fish in the center. The exterior is powdered with manganese (purple) speckled and painted cobalt blue, possibly floral, decoration. Most of the glaze has worn off of the wedge footring. The bowl consists of four sherds that mended but are not mended, and one sherd that does not mend but is most likely from the same vessel. This vessel is cross-mended between contexts. The vessel may have been used as a punch bowl, in addition to serving or containing food. 

• Object number

  1144.2, 1144.3, 1144.13, 1153.3, 1153.4

• Date made

  1740 - 1764

• Dimensions

  Foot Diameter 3.13 inches

• Decoration

  Powdered

  Painted

• Color

  Cobalt Blue

  Purple

• Patterns

  Other (see comments)

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Tableware

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 27*, Test Cut AT: Pit Below Feature, Brown Sand with Brick and Rocks (624.1144)

• Forms

  Base/Body

• Ware types

  Tin-Glazed

  Buff Paste

• Techniques

  Wheel Thrown