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Description: | Sixteen ceramic wheel-thrown body sherds of probable coarse earthenware, dating from the 17th/ 18th century AD (thickness ranging from 4.1mm ? 14.8mm; collective weight: exceds weight of scales: 230g). These hard fired earthenwares have a colour ranging from salmony pink orange red with small frequent inclusions in the fill as well as glaze remaining on one of the sherds. The glaze is nearly black in colour with a dark red slip below ? the slip is present on both sides. Coarse earthenwares originated in the 15th/ 16th century and were recognised as a distinct ware in the 17th century, with production continuing into the 19th century. Later production forms include jars (rounded or cylindrical), bowls and large bowls or pancheons/ milk pans. Production centres are numerously known in Staffordshire & the West Midlands. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1600
1800 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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