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Description: | Over 140 sherds of postmedieval pottery, all found in the same field. The majority of the sherds are North Devon / South Somerset coarsewares with green or brown glaze on the interior surface. There are a few small fragments of imported Westerwald pottery, in addition to some fragments of more modern yellow-brown Staffordhire/Bristol ware. There are also a few small fragments of North Devon sgraffito ware. In addition to the pottery sherds, there are two fragments (top left of image) of postmedieval glass; the thickness suggests that they are from the bases of onion bottles, which date from c. 17th century. Overall the assemblage dates very broadly from around AD 1600 to 1900. During the postmedieval period, fields were often fertilsed with waste 'night soil' which came from the nearby towns and villages. Often, broken pottery and other discarded materials would find their way into the night soil. This probably accounts for the high density of broken pottery fragments of various dates scattered throughout the field.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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