Painted Tin-Glazed Earthenware Lid

One very worn but almost complete buff-bodied tin-glazed earthenware lid, possibly from an ointment pot, a small jar, posset pot or another type of small vessel. The exterior is decorated with blue and purple painted botanical decoration, but most of this decoration has worn off. The lid has a finial that has broken off and missing. The rim edges of the lid have broken off.

• Object number

  831.31

• Date made

  1738 - 1764

• Dimensions

  Base Diameter 1.5 inches

  Rim Diameter 1.8 inches

• Decoration

  Powdered

  Painted

• Color

  Purple

  Blue

• Animals/objects

  Lid

• Patterns

  Botanical

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Unknown

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 14 North, Midden Level 1 (624.831)

• Forms

  Complete

• Ware types

  Tin-Glazed

  Buff Paste