Underglaze Painted Soft Paste Porcelain Base/Body Sherd

One soft paste porcelain, possibly European or American in origin, base and body sherd from a large vessel. The vessel is possibly oval in shape. The body is straight-sided with royal blue underglaze painted solid-color decoration (or possibly decorated with blue colored glaze) on the exterior body. The sides are pierced and appear to be unglazed. Possibly a basket-type pierced decoration. The interior has no visible decoration and appears unglazed. The sherd is too fragmentary to determine the specific function or shape of the vessel.

• Object number

  1045.59

• Dimensions

  Base Diameter 6.5 inches

• Decoration

  Underglaze Painted

• Color

  Blue

• Animals/objects

  Indeterminate

• Patterns

  Other

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Unknown

• Material

  Porcelain

• Context

  Lot 13 South, Test Cut D, Wall Extension Cleaning (624.1045)

• Forms

  Base/Body

• Ware types

  Porcelain, Soft Paste

  Unidentified Porcelain