Printed Whiteware Saucer Rim Sherd

A blue transfer printed whiteware sherd from a flatware vessel, likely a saucer. The vessel's border features a repeating geometric pattern with a diaper design and sunbursts. A portion of a central landscape remains with the lower half of a tree visible on the upper left.

• Object number

  703.51

• Date made

  1815 - 1864

• Dimensions

  Rim Diameter 5.5 inches

• Decoration

  Printed

• Color

  Blue

• Animals/objects

  Saucer

• Patterns

  Printed, Line and Stipple

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Teaware

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Stadt Huys Block 554 - 703

• Forms

  Body/Rim

• Ware types

  Whiteware

• Techniques

  Press Molded