Painted Tin-Glazed Earthenware Tile Sherd

One heavily burned and blackened tin glazed refined earthenware tile sherd. The glaze is heavily blackened but was most likely white with blue painted decoration on one surface. Due to the damage, the painted pattern cannot be determined. The tile has two straight edges and is approximately 0.30 inches in thickness.

• Object number

  1153.21

• Date made

  1600 - 1800

• Dimensions

  Thickness 0.30 inches

• Decoration

  Painted

• Color

  Blue

• Animals/objects

  Tile

• Category

  Architectural

• Class

  Ceramic

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 27*, Test Cut AT: Mixed Deposits #3, Mostly Yellow Silt, Blue Gray Clay (624.1153)

• Ware types

  Tin Glazed

• Techniques

  Burned