Tin-Glazed Earthenware Bottle Body and Base Sherds

Three tin-glazed body and base sherds of bottle that mend and have been glued. Glazed on exterior and interior; glaze has a pink tint. Small fragment of hand-painted blue design or lettering appears on one sherd (958.66). Foot and base are unglazed.

• Object number

  958.66, 958.68, 958.69

• Date made

  1600 - 1800

• Dimensions

  Base Diameter 3.5 inches

• Decoration

  Painted

• Animals/objects

  Hollowware

  Bottle

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Alcohol-Related

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 13, Test Cut AM, Stratum 1, Level a (624.958)

• Forms

  Base/Body

• Ware types

  Tin Glazed

  Buff Paste

• Techniques

  Wheel Thrown