One Westerwald or "Rhenish Blue on Gray" salt-glazed stoneware body sherd from a jug, tankard, or similar hollowware vessel. The exterior has very intricately applied/sprig molded circular prunt-like medallions surrounded by cobalt blue. The circular prunt-like medallions have small floral decorations in the center surrounded by dots. The body and interior are light gray/tan in color. There is a gray cordoned band around the exterior body.
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Object number
103.21
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Date made
1600 - 1775
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Decoration
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Color
Blue
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Animals/objects
Hollowware
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Patterns
Circles
Floral
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Category
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Class
Ceramic
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Material
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Context
Lot 12, Test Cut F, Landfill: Brown and Reddish Brown Sand and Silty Sand (624.103)
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Forms
Body
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Ware types
Rhenish Blue on Gray (Westerwald)
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Techniques
Wheel Thrown
