Painted Tin-Glazed Earthenware "Rider on Horseback" Tile

Three mended tin-glazed refined earthenware tile sherds with thick white glaze and a cobalt blue painted decoration depicting part of a large horse with a rider. One remaining corner has a sloppily painted "bug" or "spider head" pattern. There is some dripped and smeared glaze on the opposite surface of the tile. This object is crossmended between multiple contexts.

• Object number

  954.71, 712.1, 699.2

• Date made

  1600 - 1800

• Dimensions

  Thickness 0.34 inches

  Width 4.94 inches

• Decoration

  Painted

• Color

  Blue

• Animals/objects

  Tile

• Patterns

  Animals, General

  Other

• Category

  Architectural

• Class

  Ceramic

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

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

• Ware types

  Tin Glazed

  Buff Paste