Printed Whiteware Rim Sherds

Three mended blue transfer-printed rim sherds from a seven-inch flatware vessel, likely a small plate. The border decoration uses Chinese-inspired imagery with geometric motifs, likely a variation of the popular "Blue Willow" pattern.

• Object number

  583.12, 583.14, 563.25

• Date made

  1815 - 1859

• Dimensions

  Rim Diameter 7 inches

• Decoration

  Printed

• Color

  Blue

• Animals/objects

  Flatware

• Patterns

  Line Engraved

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Tea/Tableware

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Stadt Huys Block 554 - 583

• Forms

  Rim

• Ware types

  Whiteware

• Techniques

  Press Molded