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Description: | A sherd of a wheel thrown ceramic vessel of Post-Medieval date. The fragment is part of a rim of a large hard-fired salt-glazed local stoneware storage jar/vessel. The fabric is a dark grey colour with a hard and gritty texture with numerous small glistening inclusions present throughout which may be white mica and/or quartzite. It is hard-fired at such a high temperature that the clay becomes very hard and fully water proof.The rim of the vessel curves outwardly and bears two complete thumb-print decorations on the outer surface just below the rim expansion. Both interior and exterior surfaces bear a dark olive-green salt-glaze which is produced by adding common rock-salt to the kiln at a high temperature.The vessel fragment is 98.8mm long, 61.3mm wide, 20.6mm thick and weighs 108g. Salt-glazed stone wares became popular in Britain from the early 17th Century onwards. Earlier versions were imported from Germany (at Sieburg, Frechen, Westerwald, Raeren and Cologne) with the British industry picking up in the later 17th Century.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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