Sprig Molded Rhenish Blue on Gray (Westerwald) Stoneware Body Sherd

One small Westerwald or "Rhenish Blue on Gray" salt-glazed German stoneware body sherd from an indeterminate hollowware vessel. There is an applied/sprigged floral medallion on the exterior with manganese purple coloring around the medallion. The sherd has a gray/tan body.

• Object number

  166.42

• Date made

  1600 - 1775

• Decoration

  Underglaze Painted

  Sprig Molded

• Color

  Purple

• Animals/objects

  Hollowware

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Material

  Stoneware

• Context

  Lot 12, Test Cut F, Landfill: Coarse Sand Between Wood Stains #2 and #3, and #3 and #4 (624.166)

• Forms

  Body

• Ware types

  Rhenish Blue on Gray (Westerwald)

  Salt-Glazed

• Techniques

  Wheel Thrown