French Faience Rouge Pot

One almost complete tin-glazed ointment/rouge pot with a pale green-colored tin glaze covering third of the exterior. Much of the ointment pot is heavily burned and parts are discolored from fire damage. Parts of the body are encrusted with debris and cementitious material. The ointment pot has a thick solid base and a subtle everted rim. It is most likely French in origin. The interior depth of the vessel is rather shallow and would not have held much product.

• Object number

  958.000

• Date made

  18th to 19th Century

• Dimensions

  Base Diameter 1.75 inches

  Height 1.8 inches

• Color

  Green

• Animals/objects

  Pot, Ointment

• Category

  Personal

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Grooming & Toilet

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

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

• Forms

  Base/Body/Rim

• Ware types

  Buff Paste

  Tin Glazed

• Techniques

  Burned