Sponged Tin-Glazed Earthenware Bowl Rim Sherd

One buff-bodied tin-glazed earthenware rim sherd with cobalt blue sponged decoration on the exterior surface. Some of the glaze on the edge of the rim is worn off. The interior has no visible decoration. The sherd is likely from a bowl or a similar vessel type.

• Object number

  547.2

• Date made

  1708 - 1786

• Decoration

  Sponged

• Color

  Blue

• Animals/objects

  Bowl

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Tableware

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Forms

  Rim

• Ware types

  Tin-Glazed

  Buff Paste