Tin-Glazed Ointment Pot Body/Rim Sherd

(1690 - 1780)

One large buff-bodied tin-glazed earthenware body/rim sherd from an undecorated ointment pot. The rim is flared and the edge of the rim is not glazed. The glaze is white-colored with a gray tint and both the interior and exterior are glazed.

  • Object number

    118.6

  • Date made

    1690 - 1780

  • Dimensions

    Rim Diameter 2.5 inches

  • Animals/objects

    Pot, Ointment

  • Category

    Household

  • Class

    Ceramic

  • Functions

    Sanitary

  • Material

    Refined Earthenware

  • Forms

    Body/Rim

  • Ware types

    Buff Paste

    Tin Glazed

7 Hanover Square

Manhattan, 7 Hanover Square

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