Redware Cookpot Handle and Rim Sherd

One rim and partial handle sherd from a redware cookpot. The handle top rises above the rim surface and is slightly pinched. The body is bright red/orange and has a brown core. The texture of the body is very sandy. Both the interior and exterior are covered with a brown glaze that has a pea-green-colored tint, although the color is not quite green/ginger-colored. There is some wear along the edge of the handle and some of the glaze has worn off. The vessel is likely Dutch or American in origin. Possibly a "kookpotten" or "kookpot/grape" and manufactured locally.

• Object number

  148.61

• Date made

  17th Century

• Decoration

  Lead Glazed

  Double Glazed

• Color

  Brown

• Animals/objects

  Cookpot

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Food Preparation/Storage

• Material

  Coarse Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 12, Test Cut F, Landfill: Light Brown Coarse Sand with Shell (624.148)

• Forms

  Handle

  Body/Rim

• Ware types

  Redware