Painted Tin-Glazed Earthenware Body Sherd

One curved buff-bodied tin-glazed earthenware body sherd with white glaze on both surfaces from a small hollowware vessel. The exterior is painted with a blue design in a possible chinoiserie pattern. The interior has no visible decoration. The sherd is possibly from a small vessel like a cup or bowl.

• Object number

  174.39

• Date made

  1600 - 1800

• Decoration

  Painted

• Color

  Blue

• Animals/objects

  Hollowware

• Patterns

  Indeterminate

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Tableware

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

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

• Forms

  Body

• Ware types

  Buff Paste

  Tin Glazed