Underglaze Painted Chinese Porcelain Teacup Rim Sherd

One Chinese export porcelain rim sherd with an underglaze blue painted decoration and a brown dressed rim. The exterior has a painted pattern that may depict part of a dwelling or some type of house, but due to the size of the sherd it is difficult to determine. The interior has a thick blue band painted along the rim.

• Object number

  954.232

• Decoration

  Underglaze Painted

  Brown Washed Rim (Dressed Rim)

• Color

  Blue

• Animals/objects

  Teacup

• Patterns

  Other

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Teaware

• Material

  Porcelain

• Context

  Lot 15, Test Cut S, Wooden Box: Undisturbed Deposit in Southeast Portion of Box (624.954)

• Forms

  Rim

• Ware types

  Porcelain, Hard Paste

  Chinese

• Techniques

  Press Molded