Painted Dutch Majolica Body Sherd

One Dutch Majolica body sherd with an orange-tinted buff paste, a gray/colorless lead glazed exterior, and a white tin glazed interior. The interior is decorated with a light blue and dark blue painted decoration, although the sherd is too small to determine a specific pattern.

• Object number

  162.4

• Date made

  1625 - 1675

• Decoration

  Painted

• Color

  Blue

• Animals/objects

  Indeterminate

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 12, Test Cut F, Landfill: Coarse Sand Between Wood Stains #2 and #3, and #3 and #4 (624.162)

• Forms

  Body

• Ware types

  Majolica, Dutch

  Buff Paste