Printed Whiteware Rim Sherd

A blue transfer printed whiteware sherd from a flatware vessel, likely a platter or charger. The vessel's border features a scalloped non-continuous repeating floral design with a geometric chevron background.

• Object number

  661.22

• Date made

  1815 - 1894

• Dimensions

  Rim Diameter 14 inches

• Decoration

  Printed

• Color

  Blue

• Animals/objects

  Flatware

• Patterns

  Printed, Line and Stipple

  Scalloped

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Tableware

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 9, Test Cut AO, Late-17th- to Early-18th-Century Deposit, Strata XIII (544.661)

• Forms

  Rim

• Ware types

  Whiteware

• Techniques

  Press Molded