Negative Printed Pearlware Bowl Rim

A blue negative printed hollowware rim sherd, likely from a basin. Printed "in reverse" to most vessels, negative printed wares used dark-colored backgrounds upon which design elements were rendered in white. This sherd uses interior and exterior decoration, with the extant exterior design consisting of a dark border and white line visible just below the rim. The interior rim uses a floral pattern surrounded by a solid white and blue border.

• Object number

  764.41

• Date made

  1821 - 1840

• Dimensions

  Rim Diameter 14.75 inches

• Decoration

  Printed

• Color

  Blue

• Animals/objects

  Basin

• Patterns

  Negative Printing

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Sanitary

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Stadt Huys Block 554 - 764

• Forms

  Body/Rim

• Ware types

  Pearlware

• Techniques

  Press Molded