Printed Whiteware Rim Sherd

A purple transfer-printed rim and body sherd, likely the bowl of a ladle. The decoration features a central scene with a crenelated tower and trees. The beaded rim features a border using a repeating design of florals and scrolls, possibly a version of the "Antiquarian" pattern.

• Object number

  469.59

• Date made

  1829 - 1867

• Decoration

  Printed

  Beaded

• Color

  Purple/Mulberry

• Animals/objects

  Ladle

• Patterns

  Printed, Line and Stipple

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Tableware

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Stadt Huys Block 554 - 469

• Forms

  Body/Rim

• Ware types

  Whiteware

• Techniques

  Press Molded