Painted Dutch Majolica Body Sherd

One Dutch Majolica body sherd with a yellow paste. One surface has a clear or tan lead glaze and the opposite surface is entirely covered with dark blue decoration. The sherd is too small to determine a specific pattern.

• Object number

  168.3

• 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 (624.168)

• Forms

  Body

• Ware types

  Majolica, Dutch

  Buff Paste