Underglaze Painted Chinese Porcelain Rim Sherd

One small Chinese-export porcelain rim sherd, likely from a teacup or bowl. The exterior is decorated with one blue underglaze painted line below the rim. There is no visible decoration on the interior. The sherd is too small to get an accurate rim diameter.

• Object number

  78.17

• Decoration

  Underglaze Painted

• Color

  Blue

• Animals/objects

  Teaware, General

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Teaware

• Material

  Porcelain

• Context

  Lot 12, Test Cut F: Rubble from Van Vleck House (624.78)

• Forms

  Rim

• Ware types

  Porcelain, Hard Paste

  Chinese