Combed North Midlands/Staffordshire-Type Slipware Rim Sherd

One small rim sherd from a North Midlands/Staffordshire slipware vessel with an intricately combed slip interior. The slip decoration is finely done but not very narrow and comes up to the rim. The exterior is unglazed. The sherd is likely from a pan, dish, or similar vessel type. 

• Object number

  151.5

• Date made

  1670 - 1795

• Decoration

  Single Glazed

  Slip Decorated

• Color

  Brown

• Animals/objects

  Indeterminate

• Patterns

  Combed Slip

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Material

  Coarse Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 12, Test Cut F: Wall Cleaning (624.151)

• Forms

  Rim

• Ware types

  North Midlands/Staffordshire-Type Slipware