Printed Whiteware Plate Rim Sherd

A light-blue transfer-printed whiteware rim sherd from a plate. The vessel's border and central motif are in the "Siam" pattern registered by Joseph Clementson on April 8, 1850. The border features concentric wavy lines with alternating landscapes depicting palm trees and architectural elements. Thin palm trees are also visible within the plate's central motif.

• Object number

  469.31

• Date made

  1815 - 1859

• Decoration

  Printed

• Color

  Blue, Light

• Animals/objects

  Plate

• Patterns

  Line Engraved

  Siam

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Tableware

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Stadt Huys Block 554 - 469

• Forms

  Body/Rim

• Ware types

  Whiteware

• Techniques

  Press Molded