Combed North Midlands/Staffordshire-Type Slipware Rim Sherd

One buff-bodied North Midlands/Staffordshire-Type rim sherd with very narrow combed dark brown slip lines through yellow glaze on the exterior. The combed slip lines are horizontally oriented and go up to the edge of the rim. The interior surface has a yellow glaze and no visible decoration. The sherd is from a cup, mug, tankard, or similar hollowware vessel.

• Object number

  174.8

• Date made

  1670 - 1795

• Decoration

  Slip Decorated

  Lead Glazed

  Double Glazed

• Color

  Brown

• Animals/objects

  Hollowware

• Patterns

  Combed Slip

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Tableware

• Material

  Coarse Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 12, Test Cut F, Landfill: Gray and Tan Sand with Shell Below Rocks (624.174)

• Forms

  Rim

• Ware types

  North Midlands/Staffordshire-Type Slipware