Painted Tin-Glazed Earthenware Tile Sherd

Three burned and blackened tin-glazed refined earthenware tile sherd with blue painted decoration over white glaze on one surface. Due to its size, the painted pattern cannot be determined, but the pattern appears to be part of the rigging of a ship or multiple ships. The sherds mend but are not mended. One tile is represented.

• Object number

  336.27, 336.35, 336.33

• Date made

  1600 - 1800

• Dimensions

  Thickness 0.28 inches

• Decoration

  Painted

• Color

  Blue

• Animals/objects

  Tile

• Patterns

  Ship

• Category

  Architectural

• Class

  Ceramic

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 14 North, Overburden (624.336)

• Ware types

  Tin Glazed

• Techniques

  Burned