Combed North Midlands/Staffordshire-Type Slipware Body Sherd

One flat and fairly thick buff-bodied North Midlands/Staffordshire body or base sherd with thin red/brown combed slip lines through yellow glaze on one surface. The opposite surface is unglazed. The sherd is most likely from a dish, plate, platter, or similar flatware vessel. The base has slight charring in one area.

• Object number

  517.5

• Date made

  1670 - 1795

• Decoration

  Slip Decorated

  Lead Glazed

• Color

  Red

• Animals/objects

  Flatware

• Patterns

  Combed Slip

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Food Preparation & Service

• Material

  Coarse Earthenware

• Forms

  Body

• Ware types

  North Midlands/Staffordshire-Type Slipware

• Techniques

  Charred/Fire Blackened