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Yellow Border Ware

18CV169 Melon Field
Lots 214B, C, D

18CV83 King's Reach
 

Lot 502

Lot 294

Indeterminate vessel of yellow border ware as identified by J. Pearce 1999. Glazed interior sherds on pink paste on left, and unglazed exterior sherds on right.  Indeterminate vessel of yellow border ware as identified by J. Pearce 1999. Glazed interior sherds on pink paste on left, and unglazed exterior sherds on right.


Glazed interior (top) and unglazed exterior (bottom) rim sherd of yellow border ware pan, Pale pink paste, 12" diameter.Glazed interior (top) and unglazed exterior (bottom) rim sherd of yellow border ware pan, Pale pink paste, 12" diameter.
Probable yellow border ware in indeterminate vessel form with pinkish buff paste, glazed interior (left) and unglazed exterior (right). Probable yellow border ware in indeterminate vessel form with pinkish buff paste, glazed interior (left) and unglazed exterior (right).

Indeterminate vessel of yellow border ware
as identified by J. Pearce 1999.
Glazed interior sherds on pink paste on left,
and unglazed exterior sherds on right.

Glazed interior (top) and unglazed exterior
(bottom) rim sherd of yellow border ware
pan. Pale pink paste. 12" diameter. 		Probable yellow border ware in indeterminate
vessel form with pinkish buff paste. Glazed
interior (left) and unglazed exterior (right).

18CV83 King's Reach

Lots 150 and 200


Probable yellow border ware bowl or pan, glazed interior, unglazed exterior with pink paste from 18CV83.

Probable yellow border ware of indeterminate vessel form. Glazed interior (top) and unglazed exterior (bottom) base and body sherds from 18CV83. Probable yellow border ware of indeterminate vessel form. Glazed interior (top) and unglazed exterior (bottom) base and body sherds from 18CV83.

 

Probable yellow border ware of indeterminate vessel form. Glazed interior (left) and unglazed exterior (right) body sherds from 18CV83.Probable yellow border ware of indeterminate vessel form. Glazed interior (left) and unglazed exterior (right) body sherds from 18CV83.
Probable yellow border ware bowl or pan.
Glazed interior, unglazed exterior with
pink paste.

Probable yellow border ware of
indeterminate vessel form. Glazed interior
(top) and unglazed exterior (bottom)
base and body sherds.

 Probable yellow border ware of
indeterminate vessel form. Glazed interior
(left) and unglazed exterior (right) body sherds.

Possible Border Ware

18CV83 King's Reach
Possible Border Ware of indeterminate hollow vessel (possible jar, chamberpot or pipkin)with unglazed exterior and yellowish green lead glazed interior on a pink paste from King's Reach Site 18CV83/213C.
Possible Border Ware of indeterminate hollow vessel with unglazed exterior and yellowish green lead glazed interior on a pink paste from King's Reach Site 18CV83/213B.		 Possible Border Ware of indeterminate hollow vessel with unglazed exterior and yellowish green lead glazed interior on a pink paste from King's Reach Site 18CV83/183B.

Possible Border Ware of indeterminate
hollow vessel (possible jar, chamberpot or
pipkin). Unglazed exterior and yellowish
green lead glazed interior on a pink paste.
18CV83 /213C

Note: mended sherds in center of top row
tested by laser ablation (Bloch
2015) with inconclusive results.


 Possible Border Ware of indeterminate
hollow vessel. Unglazed exterior and
yellowish green lead glazed interior.
On a pink paste. 18CV83 /215B		 Possible Border Ware of indeterminate
hollow vessel. Unglazed exterior and
yellowish green lead glazed interior.
On a pink paste. 18CV83 /183B

Red Border Ware

18CV169 Melon Field
Lot 214B Lot 214 Lot 214B
Red border ware mug as identified by Jacqueline Pearce 1999, with glazed interior and exterior with pinkish red paste, 3" diameter, interior on left and exterior right, from Melon Filed Site 18CV169 /214-B. Red border ware mug as identified by Jacqueline Pearce 1999, with glazed interior and exterior with pinkish red paste, 3" diameter, interior on left and exterior right, from Melon Filed Site 18CV169 /214-B. Red border ware mug as identified by Jacqueline Pearce 1999, with glazed interior and exterior with pinkish red paste, 3" diameter, interior on left and exterior right, from Melon Filed Site 18CV169 /214. Red border ware mug as identified by Jacqueline Pearce 1999, with glazed interior and exterior with pinkish red paste, 3" diameter, interior on left and exterior right, from Melon Filed Site 18CV169 /214. Identified as red border ware by Jacqueline Pearce in 1999, indeterminate vessel form with glazed interior (left) and unglazed exterior (right) sherds with pinkish red paste, from Melon Filed Site 18CV169 /214-B. Identified as red border ware by Jacqueline Pearce in 1999, indeterminate vessel form with glazed interior (left) and unglazed exterior (right) sherds with pinkish red paste, from Melon Filed Site 18CV169 /214-B.

Red border ware mug identified by
Jacqueline Pearce 1999. Glazed interior and
exterior with pinkish red paste. 3" diameter.
Interior on left and exterior right.
18CV169/214-B.

Red border ware mug identified by
Jacqueline Pearce, 1999. Glazed interior and
exterior with pinkish red paste. 3" diameter.
Interior on left and exterior right.
18CV169/214.		 Identified as red border ware by
Jacqueline Pearce in 1999. Indeterminate
vessel form. Glazed interior (left) and unglazed exterior (right) sherds with pinkish red paste.

Midlands Yellow Ware

Midland Yellow Ware: Yellow-glazed pots made with a white clay. Most commonly found in the midlands, especially places like Coventry,
but the actual place of manufacture is not known. Lots of different sorts of pots, usually tablewares such as bowls, dishes and plates.
Made between 1500 and 1700. www.access.arch. cam.ac.uk/.../PotReportHought.

18CV279 Compton

Unprovenienced
Midlands Yellow rim sherd of indeterminate vessel, possibly a plate, 8.5" diameter, with colorless lead glaze on interior and exterior of buff paste, identified by Jacqueline Pearce in May 1999, from Compton Site 18CV279.Midlands Yellow rim sherd of indeterminate vessel, possibly a plate, 8.5" diameter, with colorless lead glaze on interior and exterior of buff paste, identified by Jacqueline Pearce in May 1999, from Compton Site 18CV279. Midlands Yellow, body sherd from indeterminate vessel with colorless lead glaze interior and exterior of buff paste from an unprovenienced site.Midlands Yellow, body sherd from indeterminate vessel with colorless lead glaze interior and exterior of buff paste from an unprovenienced site.

Midlands Yellow rim sherd of indeterminate vessel, possibly a
plate. 8.5" diameter. Colorless lead glaze on interior and exterior
of buff paste. Identified by Jacqueline Pearce in May 1999.

Midlands Yellow, body sherd from indeterminate vessel.
Colorless lead glaze interior and exterior of buff paste.


The range of vessels inferred from the sherds includes pancheons, jars, handled storage vessels or chamber pots, shallow bowls and
candlesticks. They were almost certainly made in Ticknall and are referred to as "white ware" in Leicestershire inventories
throughout the 17th century. http://www.binghamheritage.org.uk/history_of_bingham/stuart/

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Updated:  04/12/16

Indeterminate vessel of yellow border ware as identified by J. Pearce 1999. Glazed interior sherds on pink paste on left, and unglazed exterior sherds on right. Glazed interior (top) and unglazed exterior (bottom) rim sherd of yellow border ware pan, Pale pink paste, 12" diameter. Glazed interior (top) and unglazed exterior (bottom) rim sherd of yellow border ware pan, Pale pink paste, 12" diameter. Probable yellow border ware in indeterminate vessel form with pinkish buff paste, glazed interior (left) and unglazed exterior (right). Probable yellow border ware in indeterminate vessel form with pinkish buff paste, glazed interior (left) and unglazed exterior (right). Probable yellow border ware bowl or pan, glazed interior, unglazed exterior with pink paste from 18CV83. Probable yellow border ware of indeterminate vessel form. Glazed interior (top) and unglazed exterior (bottom) base and body sherds from 18CV83. Probable yellow border ware of indeterminate vessel form. Glazed interior (top) and unglazed exterior (bottom) base and body sherds from 18CV83. Probable yellow border ware of indeterminate vessel form. Glazed interior (left) and unglazed exterior (right) body sherds from 18CV83. Probable yellow border ware of indeterminate vessel form. Glazed interior (left) and unglazed exterior (right) body sherds from 18CV83. Possible Border Ware of indeterminate hollow vessel (possible jar, chamberpot or pipkin)with unglazed exterior and yellowish green lead glazed interior on a pink paste from King's Reach Site 18CV83/213C. Possible Border Ware of indeterminate hollow vessel with unglazed exterior and yellowish green lead glazed interior on a pink paste from King's Reach Site 18CV83/213B. Possible Border Ware of indeterminate hollow vessel with unglazed exterior and yellowish green lead glazed interior on a pink paste from King's Reach Site 18CV83/183B. Red border ware mug as identified by Jacqueline Pearce 1999, with glazed interior and exterior with pinkish red paste, 3" diameter, interior on left and exterior right, from Melon Field Site 18CV169 /214-B. Red border ware mug as identified by Jacqueline Pearce 1999, with glazed interior and exterior with pinkish red paste, 3" diameter, interior on left and exterior right, from Melon Field Site 18CV169 /214-B. Red border ware mug as identified by Jacqueline Pearce 1999, with glazed interior and exterior with pinkish red paste, 3" diameter, interior on left and exterior right, from Melon Field Site 18CV169 /214. Red border ware mug as identified by Jacqueline Pearce 1999, with glazed interior and exterior with pinkish red paste, 3" diameter, interior on left and exterior right, from Melon Field Site 18CV169 /214. Identified as red border ware by Jacqueline Pearce in 1999, indeterminate vessel form with glazed interior (left) and unglazed exterior (right) sherds with pinkish red paste, from Melon Filed Site 18CV169 /214-B. Identified as red border ware by Jacqueline Pearce in 1999, indeterminate vessel form with glazed interior (left) and unglazed exterior (right) sherds with pinkish red paste, from Melon Filed Site 18CV169 /214-B. Midlands Yellow rim sherd of indeterminate vessel, possibly a plate, 8.5" diameter, with colorless lead glaze on interior and exterior of buff paste, identified by Jacqueline Pearce in May 1999, from Compton Site 18CV279. Midlands Yellow rim sherd of indeterminate vessel, possibly a plate, 8.5" diameter, with colorless lead glaze on interior and exterior of buff paste, identified by Jacqueline Pearce in May 1999, from Compton Site 18CV279. Midlands Yellow, body sherd from indeterminate vessel with colorless lead glaze interior and exterior of buff paste from an unprovenienced site. Midlands Yellow, body sherd from indeterminate vessel with colorless lead glaze interior and exterior of buff paste from an unprovenienced site.