White Granite Plate

Two mended base, body and rim sherds from a plain white granite dinner plate. When whole, it would have measured 20 cm in diameter or roughly 7.8 inches. It has a Ridgway & Morley makers mark printed in cobalt blue on its base. Only "Ridgway" can be seen in the mark, but the style can be dated to between 1842 and 1844.

• Object number

  1114.11, 1114.19

• Date made

  1840 - 1844

• Dimensions

  Rim Diameter 23 cm

  Base Diameter 14 cm

• Animals/objects

  Plate

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Tableware

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 26*, Test Cut AP, Cistern Deposit: Dark Gray-Brown Silty Sand in Feature (624.1114)

• Forms

  Base/Body/Rim

• Ware types

  White Granite (White Ironstone)

• Techniques

  Press Molded