Rouletted Rhenish Blue on Gray (Westerwald) Stoneware Jug Body Sherd

(1600 - 1775)

One Westerwald or "Rhenish Blue on Gray" salt-glazed stoneware body sherd from a jug or similar hollowware vessel. The exterior has a diagonal rouletted geometric design with a horizontal cobalt blue filled in line. The interior has visible turn rings and the body is light gray in color.

  • Object number

    604.1

  • Date made

    1600 - 1775

  • Decoration

    Underglaze Painted

    Rouletted

  • Color

    Blue

  • Animals/objects

    Jug

  • Patterns

    Geometric

    Line(s)

  • Category

    Household

  • Class

    Ceramic

  • Material

    Stoneware

  • Forms

    Body

  • Ware types

    Rhenish Blue on Gray (Westerwald)

  • Techniques

    Wheel Thrown

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