Printed Whiteware Rim Sherd

A blue transfer printed whiteware rim sherd from a holloware vessel, likely a teacup or bowl. The vessel features interior and exterior decoration. The interior decoration uses a repeating floral pattern and shows the line wherein the stencils overlapped. The extant exterior design shows the upper portion of a tree.

• Object number

  364.17

• Date made

  1815 - 1856

• Decoration

  Printed

• Color

  Blue

• Animals/objects

  Hollowware

• Patterns

  Printed, Line and Stipple

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Tea/Tableware

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 16, Test Cut AF, Demolition Debris, Strata I (544.364)

• Forms

  Body/Rim

• Ware types

  Whiteware

• Techniques

  Press Molded