Combed North Midlands/Staffordshire-Type Slipware Body Sherd

One buff-bodied North Midlands/Staffordshire-Type Slipware hollowware body sherd coated on both surfaces with a white slip that appears yellow under a lead glaze. The exterior is decorated with a combed design with oxide powdered lines. The red slip used for this decoration appears brown under the glaze. Sherd possibly from a cup or mug.

• Object number

  958.46

• Date made

  1660 - 1720s

• Dimensions

  Body Diameter 3.5 inches

• Decoration

  Combed

• Color

  Brown

• Animals/objects

  Hollowware

  Mug

  Cup

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Unknown

  Tableware

• Material

  Coarse Earthenware

• Context

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

• Forms

  Body

• Ware types

  North Midlands/Staffordshire-Type Slipware

• Techniques

  Wheel turned