Printed Creamware Body Sherds

Two mended black printed creamware sherds from a flatware vessel. Extant decoration shows the sails and rigging of a ship, likely viewed from behind as it moves to the left. A separate ribbon is seen on the upper portion of the sherd, likely enclosing a cartouche.

• Object number

  347.03, 347.04

• Date made

  c. 1780 - 1820

• Decoration

  Printed

• Color

  Black

• Animals/objects

  Flatware

• Patterns

  Line Engraved

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Tea/Tableware

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 9, Test Cut T, 19th-Century Builder's Trench, Strata XIII (554.347)

• Forms

  Body

• Ware types

  Creamware

• Techniques

  Press Molded