Negative Printed Whiteware Body Sherd

A dark blue negative printed hollowware body sherd, likely from a bowl or a London shaped teacup. Printed "in reverse" to most vessels, negative printed wares used dark-colored backgrounds upon which design elements were rendered in white. This sherd uses interior and exterior decoration in the form of a floral pattern. This sherd's discoloration and missing over-glaze suggests fire damage.

• Object number

  343.24

• Date made

  1821 - 1840

• Decoration

  Printed

• Color

  Dark Blue

• Animals/objects

  Hollowware

• Patterns

  Negative Printing

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Tea/Tableware

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 16, Test Cut U, Disturbed Late-17th-Century Deposit, Strata II (544.343)

• Forms

  Body

• Ware types

  Whiteware

• Techniques

  Press Molded

  Burned