Lead Glazed Redware Cookpot Rim Sherd

Four mended redware rim and body sherds from a large storage vessel or cookpot with a bulbous body and a narrow collar. The interior and exterior are coated with a green/ginger colored lead glaze. Possibly made local or in Dutch in origin.

• Object number

  399.4, 399.1, 399

• Date made

  17th Century

• Dimensions

  Rim Diameter 7.0 inches

• Decoration

  Lead Glazed

• Color

  Green/Ginger

• Animals/objects

  Cookpot

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Food Preparation/Storage

• Material

  Coarse Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 14 North, Clay/Mortar Deposit (624.399)

• Forms

  Body/Rim

• Ware types

  Redware