One redware body sherd from an unidentifiable hollowware vessel with a lead glaze on both the interior and exterior. The glaze is thick and vitrified and bears some resemblance to manganese slip. This sherd shows evidence of burning, which might suggest a kitchen stove-related mishap or perhaps that it belonged to a vessel that was a causality of NYC's Great Fire of 1835. The Pearl Street Hotel did sustain fire damage at that time and was rebuilt afterwards.
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Object number
1102.78
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Date made
18th to Mid-19th Century
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Decoration
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Color
Brown
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Animals/objects
Hollowware
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Category
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Class
Ceramic
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Functions
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Material
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Context
Lot 26*, Test Cut AP, Cistern Deposit: Dark Gray-Brown Silty Sand in Feature (624.1102)
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Forms
Body
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Ware types
Redware
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Techniques
Wheel Thrown
