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Tin Glazed

Early Polychrome Tin Glaze

Royalty

Geometric Motifs
Blue dash charger with polychrome painted decoration. Blue dash charger with polychrome painted decoration. Charger painted in polychrome with royal figure, possibly King William III (see photo below). The fragments depict portions of the figure’s leg and ermine cape - Royal portraits remained popular for long periods of time (mid 17th thought late 18th century), but entire pieces are easily dated because the figures are identifiable. This piece is almost identical to one of William III, circa 1690, illustrated in Britton (1982:63). Charger painted in polychrome with royal figure, possibly King William III (see photo below). The fragments depict portions of the figure’s leg and ermine cape - Royal portraits remained popular for long periods of time (mid 17th thought late 18th century), but entire pieces are easily dated because the figures are identifiable. This piece is almost identical to one of William III, circa 1690, illustrated in Britton (1982:63). Royal figure on whole plate - private collection. Royal figure on whole plate - private collection. Charger painted in blue geometric motif.Charger painted in blue geometric motifSee example from Austin 1994:130 shown on right.

Blue dash charger with polychrome painted
decoration.  A charger is a large shallow dish
with a heavy footring.  This vessel shows the
muted colors typical of early polychrome tin
glaze. Reddish paste indicates vessel of
French or Italian origin. The Town Neck site
(1661-1673) in Annapolis, was home of
wealthy merchantRalph Williams. Town
Neck Site 18AN944, (1661-1673).

Charger painted in polychrome with royal
figure, possibly King William III (see photo
right). The fragments depict portions of the
figure’s leg and ermine cape. Royal portraits
remained popular for long periods of time
(mid 17th thought late 18th century), but
entire pieces are easily dated because the
figures are identifiable.  This piece is almost
identical to one of William III, circa 1690,
illustrated in Britton (1982:63). Angelica
Knoll, 18CV60, c. 1650 - 1770.

Charger painted in blue geometric motif.
See example from Austin 1994:130 shown
on right.Angelica Knoll, 18CV60,
c. 1650 - 1770. Geometric motifs were
among the earliest produced on British tin
glaze, in imitation of Spanish ceramics (Black
2001:20). Similar examples dated 1640s-
1660s in Black (2001) and I. Noel
Hume (1977).

Geometric Motifs

Seated Chinese Figure

Dish painted with geometric rim design.  Charger painted in blue geometric motif - See example from Austin 1994:130 shown on right.

Plate painted in blue and purple with seated Chinese figure. Dated examples with seated figures date 1669-1737 (Shlasko 1989). Plate painted in blue and purple with seated Chinese figure. Dated examples with seated figures date 1669-1737 (Shlasko 1989). Plate with similar seated figure shown in Black (2001:15), dated c. 1710-1730. Dish painted with geometric rim design.

Plate or similar flatware form featuring a seated Chinese figure most commonly made between 1670 to 1699 (Shlasko 1989). Plate or similar flatware form featuring a seated Chinese figure most commonly made between 1670 to 1699 (Shlasko 1989).

Dish fragment painted with geometric
 rim design. Buck Site, 18KE292.
Geometric motifs were among the earliest
produced on British tin glaze, in imitation of
Spanish ceramics (Black 2001:20). Similar
examples dated 1640s-1660s in Black
(2001) and I. Noel Hume (1977).

Plate painted in blue and purple with seated
Chinese figure.  Dated examples with seated
figures date 1669-1737 (Shlasko 1989).
Based on examples in printed sources, this
example dates to the late 17th century [circa
1680-1700] (Archer and Morgan 1977).
Plate on right with similar seated figure shown
in Black (2001:15), dated c. 1710-1730.
Buck Site, 18KE292.

Plate or similar flatware form. Angelica
Knoll, 18CV60, c. 1650 - 1770. Vessels
featuring a seated Chinese figure most
commonly made between 1670 to 1699
(Shlasko 1989).

Seated Chinese Figure

Oriental Landscapes
Punchbowl or similar hollow formfeaturing a seated Chinese figure most commonly made between 1670 to 1699 (Shlasko 1989). Punchbowl or similar hollow formfeaturing a seated Chinese figure most commonly made between 1670 to 1699 (Shlasko 1989). Plate painted in blue with probable Chinoiserie motif - Probably dates to the second quarter of 18th century based on similar examples in Archer 1997). Plate painted in blue with probable Chinoiserie motif - Probably dates to the second quarter of 18th century based on similar examples in Archer 1997). Bowl fragments painted in Chinoiserie-style landscape motif. Bowl fragments painted in Chinoiserie-style landscape motif.

Punchbowl or similar hollow form.
Angelica Knoll, 18CV60, c. 1650 - 1770.
Vessels featuring a seated Chinese figure
 most commonly made between 1670 to
1699 (Shlasko 1989).

Plate painted in blue with probable
Chinoiserie motif. Probably dates to the
second quarter of 18th century based on
similar examples in Archer 1997).Angelica
Knoll, 18CV60, c. 1650 - 1770.

Bowl fragments painted in
Chinoiserie-style landscape motif. Two
Friends Site, 18CH308, Work yard and
Trash Midden  Associated with Small
Farm, 1740-1780.

Oriental Landscapes

Reconstructed bowl with Chinoiserie design, painted in blue with Chinese style landscape and figure, and red rim line. Chinese landscapes on tin glaze most predominant 1720s-c 1780, with peak production circa 1750. Red rim lines date between 1730s to 1790s with highest occurrence in 1730s and 1740s.      Reconstructed bowl with Chinoiserie design, painted in blue with Chinese style landscape and figure, and red rim line. Chinese landscapes on tin glaze most predominant 1720s-c 1780, with peak production circa 1750. Red rim lines date between 1730s to 1790s with highest occurrence in 1730s and 1740s.

Reconstructed bowl with Chinoiserie design, painted in blue with Chinese style landscape
and figure, and red rim line.   Chinese landscapes on tin glaze most predominant
1720s-c 1780, with peak production circa 1750. Red rim lines date between 1730s to
1790s with highest occurrence in 1730s and 1740s. Oxon Hill Manor/Addison
Plantation, 18PR175, vessel #2331. Reconstructed bowl with Chinoiserie design, painted in blue with Chinese style landscape and figure, and red rim line. Chinese landscapes on tin glaze most predominant 1720s-c 1780, with peak production circa 1750. Red rim lines date between 1730s to 1790s with highest occurrence in 1730s and 1740s. Reconstructed bowl with Chinoiserie design, painted in blue with Chinese style landscape and figure, and red rim line. Chinese landscapes on tin glaze most predominant 1720s-c 1780, with peak production circa 1750. Red rim lines date between 1730s to 1790s with highest occurrence in 1730s and 1740s.

Chinese Floral

Punchbowl painted in blue and purple with Chinese floral pattern.

Polychrome decorated body sherds. Bowl (second from right) decorated in blue, red, yellow and green in Chinoiserie floral motif. See similar complete bowl on far right from a private collection.Polychrome decorated body sherds. Bowl (second from right) decorated in blue, red, yellow and green in Chinoiserie floral motif. See similar complete bowl on far right from a private collection.

 Bowl decorated in blue and purple with Chinoiserie scroll motif - see whole plate on right with similar pattern. Similar rim motifs depicted in Britton (1982: various) and Black (2001:25) date from c. 1740 to 1770. Bowl decorated in blue and purple with Chinoiserie scroll motif - see whole plate on right with similar pattern. Similar rim motifs depicted in Britton (1982: various) and Black (2001:25) date from c. 1740 to 1770. Whole plate example of similar scroll pattern shown on right - Private collection.

Punchbowl painted in blue and purple with
Chinese floral pattern. Oxon Hill Manor/Addison Plantation, 18PR175,
Well, 18th century. Punchbowl painted in blue and purple with Chinese floral pattern.

Bowl decorated in blue, red, yellow and
green in Chinoiserie floral motif.Chinese-
inspired floral designs were very popular,
with a long range of production. A similar
Bristol vessel illustrated in Britton (1982:181)
was dated to c. 1750. Angelica Knoll
(18CV60), c. 1650 - 1770.

 

Bowl decorated in blue and purple with
Chinoiserie scroll motif. Angelica Knoll (18CV60), c. 1650 - 1770.Whole plate
example of similar scroll pattern shown on
right Private collection. Similar rim motifs
depicted in Britton (1982: various) and
Black (2001:25) date from c. 1740 to 1770.

Punchbowl painted in blue with floral sprays and bird sitting on a fence. Punchbowl painted in blue with floral sprays and bird sitting on a fence.

 

 

 
Image courtesy of US Postal Service

Plate painted in blue with floral sprays and a large central peony, a fence, and bamboo along the upper right side from the Brookes Inn 18PR386.

Punchbowl painted in blue with floral
sprays and bird sitting on a fence. Archer
(1997:180-187) depicts similar motifs as
dating circa 1750s to 1760s. Two Friends
Site, 18CH308, Work yard and Trash
Midden  Associated with Small Farm,
1740-1780.

  

Plate painted in blue with floral sprays and
a large central peony, a fence, and bamboo
along the upper right side. Brookes Inn
(18PR386 ), ca. 1670 - 1790

Nevers or Persian Blue

Porringer with Nevers or Persian Blue style decoration. Dark blue tinted glaze with decoration in white.     A similar porringer from the Pilgrim Hall Museum, Massachusetts, believed to have been made in London between 1680 and 1700. A similar porringer from the Pilgrim Hall Museum, Massachusetts, believed to have been made in London between 1680 and 1700.

Hollow vessel with Nevers or Persian Blue style decoration. Dark blue tinted glaze with decoration in white. Hollow vessel with Nevers or Persian Blue style decoration. Dark blue tinted glaze with decoration in white.

Porringer with Nevers or Persian Blue style decoration. Dark blue tinted glaze with
decoration in white. Horne Point, 18DO58, Late 17th to early 18th century plantation. Porringer with Nevers or Persian Blue style decoration. Dark blue tinted glaze with decoration in white.
Porringer shown on right is similar to the one on left, believed to have been made in
London between 1680 and 1700. From the Pilgrim Hall Museum, Massachusetts.

Hollow vessel with Nevers or Persian
Blue style decoration. Dark blue tinted
glaze with decoration in white.  Most typical
of late seventeenth century. Angelica
Knoll, 18CV60, c. 1650 - 1770.

Possible porringer with Nevers blue tin glaze-TGEW vessel #3 -18CV83 Kings Reach Site c. 1690-1710 Possible porringer with Nevers blue tin glaze-TGEW vessel #3 -18CV83 Kings Reach Site c. 1690-1710.

Lead Backed Wares
Lead-backed sherds. Lead-backed sherds.
Charger with blue painted motif and lead glazed back, rim sherd. (interior on left, close up of exterior on right).Charger with blue painted motif and lead glazed back, rim sherd. (interior on left, close up of exterior on right).

Possible porringer with Nevers blue tin glaze.
TGEW vessel #3. 18CV83 Kings
Reach Site c. 1690-1710

Lead-backed sherds.
Compton, 18CV279 /264 (left) and
18CV279 /171 (right).

Charger with blue painted motif and
lead glazed back, rim sherd. Compton,
18CV279-171, mid- to late
17th-century homelot. Charger with blue painted motif and lead glazed back, rim sherd. (interior on left, close up of exterior on right). ../Colonial-LargeImages/Tin Glazed/TG_CV279_246_171_a.htm

Lead Backed Wares

Charger painted with blue floral motif and with lead glaze over a tin glaze on the vessel underside.
interior                                     exterior

 

 Tin glazed charger with Chinese style motif with lead glazed back from Compton Site 18CV279.Tin glazed charger with Chinese style motif with lead glazed back from Compton Site 18CV279.
interior                             exterior

Charger painted with blue floral motif and
with lead glaze over a tin glaze on the vessel
underside.Lead-backed tin-glazed wares
were produced until the early decades of
the 18th century.  Patuxent Point, 18CV271, square 1610. Charger painted with blue floral motif and with lead glaze over a tin glaze on the vessel underside. ../Colonial-LargeImages/Tin Glazed/TG_CV271_1610.htm

 

Tin glazed charger with Chinese style motif.
Lead glazed back. 18CV279 Compton Site.

Mimosa

Bristol Blue Green Red


Punch bowl with mimosa pattern. The fashion for mimosa motifs was around 1740 (Archer 1997:174). Punch bowl with mimosa pattern. The fashion for mimosa motifs was around 1740 (Archer 1997:174).

Chinese or common shape cup with painted star and grid pattern in blue, red and green (left) - this vessel may have been made in Bristol in the early 18th century in a fashion known as Bristol blue-red-green. Whole mug with similar pattern-from private collection on right.Whole example of a chinese common shaped cup with painted star and grid pattern from a private collection. Coffee or teapot lid decorated in floral motif in blue, red and green - This style characterized by rich colors on an almost dead white background (Britton 1982:209). Pieces illustrated in Britton date between c. 1705 (p. 86) and the 1720s and 1730s. Coffee or teapot lid decorated in floral motif in blue, red and green - This style characterized by rich colors on an almost dead white background (Britton 1982:209). Pieces illustrated in Britton date between c. 1705 (p. 86) and the 1720s and 1730s.

Punch bowl  with mimosa pattern. The cluster
of circles at the right side of the sherd is the
typical motif of the mimosa pattern. The fashion
for mimosa motifs was around 1740 (Archer
1997:174). Angelica Knolls, 18CV60,
c. 1650 - 1770.

Chinese or common shape cup with painted
star and grid pattern in blue, red and green
(left). This vessel may have been made in
Bristol in the early 18th century in a fashion
known as Bristol blue-red-green. Whole mug
with similar pattern-from private collection on
right. Angelica Knoll, 18CV60,
c. 1650 - 1770.

Coffee or teapot lid decorated in floral
motif in blue, red and green. This style
characterized by rich colors on an almost
dead white background (Britton 1982:209).
Pieces illustrated in Britton date between
c. 1705 (p. 86) and the 1720s and 1730s.
Angelica Knoll, 18CV60, c. 1650 - 1770.

Bristol Blue Green Red

 

Chinese or common shape cup with painted star and grid pattern in blue, red and green (left) - this vessel may have been made in Bristol in the early 18th century in a fashion known as Bristol blue-red-green. Whole mug with similar pattern-from private collection on right. Chinese or common shape cup with painted star and grid pattern in blue, red and green (left) - this vessel may have been made in Bristol in the early 18th century in a fashion known as Bristol blue-red-green. Whole mug with similar pattern-from private collection on right. Hollow vessel painted polychrome with red, yellow and blue motif on dead white background - May have been made in Bristol in the early 18th century in a fashion known as Bristol blue-red-green - This style characterized by rich colors on an almost dead white background (Britton 1982:209). Pieces illustrated in Britton date between c. 1705 (p. 86) and the 1720s and 1730s. in Britton date between c. 1705 (p. 86) and the 1720s and 1730s.

Tin glazed earthenware teapot lid painted in floral motif in red and blue. Rim diameter: 2.00”; Lid height: 1.25” - from 18QU124.Tin glazed earthenware teapot lid painted in floral motif in red and blue. Rim diameter: 2.00”; Lid height: 1.25” - from 18QU124.

 Tin glazed earthenware bowl painted on the interior base with blue, green and red floral motif. Base diameter: 3.25” - from 18QU124.

Hollow vessel painted polychrome with red,
yellow and blue motif on dead white
background. Date Range: May have been
made in Bristol in the early 18th century in a
fashion known as Bristol blue-red-green. This
style characterized by rich colors on an almost
dead white background (Britton 1982:209).
Pieces illustrated in Britton date between
c. 1705 (p. 86) and the 1720s and 1730s.
Angelica Knoll, 18CV60, c. 1650 - 1770.

Tin glazed earthenware teapot lid painted in
floral motif in red and blue. Rim diameter:
 2.00”; Lid height:  1.25”. Queenstown Courthouse 18QU124.

Tin glazed earthenware bowl painted on
the interior base with blue, green and red
floral motif. Base diameter:  3.25”.
Queenstown Courthouse 18QU124.

Powdering

Circa 1655-1660 caudle shape tankard in British Museum.

 Plate powdered in manganese around white panels with blue floral motif.
 Bowl with purple powdering around an unidentified motif (most likely a fish) in blue and yellow. Bowl with purple powdering around an unidentified motif (most likely a fish) in blue and yellow.

Circa 1655-1660 caudle shape tankard.
In British Museum. Circa 1655-1660 caudle shape tankard in British Museum.

Plate powdered in manganese around white
panels with blue floral motif.
Angelica Knoll, 18CV60. Plate powdered in manganese around white panels with blue floral motif.

Two Friends Site, 18CH308, Work yard
and Trash Midden.   Associated with Small
Farm, 1740-1780. Bowl with purple
powdering around an unidentified motif
(most likely a fish) in blue and yellow.

Fish decorated punch bowls were very popular in the American colonies between the 1740s to
the mid 1770s (Lange 2001:48).
Overall powdering on tankards most common c. 1630-1670s.  Powdering around white panels on plates and punch
bowls most common 1738 to 1764.

Powdering

Sponging

Unidentified hollow vessel (possible jug or mug) powdered in manganese. Late 17th to early 18th century. 4.5” rim diameter.From 18BA70. Unidentified hollow vessel (possible jug or mug) powdered in manganese. Late 17th to early 18th century. 4.5” rim diameter.From 18BA70.

Hollow vessels decorated with sponging in blue. Hollow vessels decorated with sponging in blue.

Unidentified hollow vessel (possible jug or
mug) powdered in manganese. Late 17th to
early 18th century. 4.5” rim diameter.
18BA370 Todd’s Inheritance

Hollow vessels decorated with sponging in blue.
Sponging most common on British wares c. 1730-1760.
Angelica Knoll, 18CV60, c. 1650 - 1770.

Paneled Decoration

Common or Chinese shape cup with broad panels or medallions painted with designs. Peak of popularity 1720s-1730s.

c. 1740 British plate with yellow rim showing Broad panels or medallions painted with designs. Peak of popularity 1720s-1730s - Private collection. c. 1740 British plate with yellow rim showing Broad panels or medallions painted with designs. Peak of popularity 1720s-1730s - Private collection.

Common or Chinese shape cup. Buck Site,
18KE292, late 17th to early 18th century. Common or Chinese shape cup with broad panels or medallions painted with designs. Peak of popularity 1720s-1730s.

 

c. 1740 British plate with yellow rim.
Private collection.

Broad panels or medallions painted with designs. Peak of popularity 1720s-1730s. Often seen in conjunction with powdering.

Leaf Hatching

Bowl decorated with hatched leaf design. Lipski and Archer (1984) state the design was done with a quill.
Bowl decorated with hatched leaf design. Lipski and Archer (1984) state the design was done with a quill.



Bowl decorated with hatched leaf design. Lipski and Archer (1984) state the design was done with a quill. Bowl decorated with hatched leaf design. Lipski and Archer (1984) state the design was done with a quill.

Bowl decorated with hatched leaf design.
Lipski and Archer (1984) state the design
was done with a quill. Angelica Knoll,
18CV60, c. 1650 - 1770.

 

Bowl decorated with hatched leaf design.
Lipski and Archer (1984) state the design
was done with a quill. Bennett’s Point,
18QU28, late 17th - mid 18th century
plantation house.

Use of hatching on leaves seen on dated examples and other vessels dated to period c. 1730 to c. 1750
(Lipski & Archer 1984; Britton 1982; Austin 1994).

Dot and Diaper

Fazackerly

Fish Motif


Punch bowl painted in blue and purple. Dot and diaper motif usually used as part of border or rim motif and is indicative of Chinese design influence on tin-glaze. Punch bowl painted in blue and purple. Dot and diaper motif usually used as part of border or rim motif and is indicative of Chinese design influence on tin-glaze.

Fazackerly style decoration incorporates floral motifs in a distinctive palette that includes sage green, lemon yellow, strong reds, purples and blues. Fazackerly style decoration incorporates floral motifs in a distinctive palette that includes sage green, lemon yellow, strong reds, purples and blues. Bowl fragment decorated in blue with a fish motif - Fish decorated punch bowls were very popular in the American colonies between the 1740s to the mid 1770s (Lange 2001:48).Whole plate shown on right with fish motifs, Private Collection

Punch bowl painted in blue and purple.
Dot and diaper motif usually used as part
of border or rim motif and is indicative of
Chinese design influence on tin-glaze. More
common second half of 18th century.
Angelica Knoll, 18CV60, c. 1650 - 1770.

Fazackerly style decoration incorporates
floral motifs in a distinctive palette that
includes sage green, lemon yellow, strong
reds, purples and blues. Tend to be produced
in either Liverpool or Bristol, generally
attributed to c. 1760-1770. Gott’s
Court, 18AP52.

Bowl decorated in blue with a fish motif.
Angelica Knoll, 18CV60, c. 1650-1770.
Whole plate shown on right with fish motifs,
from a private collection.

Bowl fragment decorated in blue with a fish motif - Fish decorated punch bowls were very popular in the American colonies between the 1740s to the mid 1770s (Lange 2001:48). Fish decorated punch bowls were very popular in
the American colonies between the 1740s to the mid
1770s (Lange 2001:48). Whole plate shown on right with fish motifs, Private Collection

Rim Lining

Edge painted plate - rim lines appear on dated vessels between 1730s to 1790s, with highest occurrence in 1730s and 1740s (Shlasko 1989). Rim line is usually a reddish or brown color and is believed to have been done in imitation of Chinese porcelain.

Punch bowl fragment painted in blue with a red rim.Example of a complete bowl with the use of bracket fencing (the thick blue lines just above the leaf) as a design element seems to occur most frequently in 1750s and 1760s - private collection.

 Polychrome decorated body sherd - Dated examples of rim lines range from the 1730s to the 1790s, with hightest occurrance in the 1730s and 1740s. Polychrome decorated body sherd - Dated examples of rim lines range from the 1730s to the 1790s, with hightest occurrance in the 1730s and 1740s.

Edge painted plate - rim lines appear on
dated vessels between 1730s to 1790s, with
highest occurrence in 1730s and 1740s
(Shlasko 1989). Rim line is usually a reddish
or brown color and is believed to have been
done in imitation of Chinese porcelain.
Oxon Hill Manor/Addison Plantation, 18PR175, vessel #2326. Edge painted plate - rim lines appear on dated vessels between 1730s to 1790s, with highest occurrence in 1730s and 1740s (Shlasko 1989). Rim line is usually a reddish or brown color and is believed to have been done in imitation of Chinese porcelain.

Punch bowl fragment painted in blue with
a red rim line. Example of a complete bowl
(shown on right) with the use of bracket
fencing (the thick blue lines just above the
leaf) as a design element seems to occur
most frequently in 1750s and 1760s -
private collection.Angelica Knoll,
18CV60, c. 1650 - 1770. Example of a complete bowl with the use of bracket fencing (the thick blue lines just above the leaf) as a design element seems to occur most frequently in 1750s and 1760s - private collection.

Polychrome decorated body sherd.
Dated examples of rim lines range from the
1730s to the 1790s, with hightest occurrance
in the 1730s and 1740s. Oxon Hill
Manor/Addison Plantation, 18PR175.

Undecorated Tin Glaze
Undecorated porringer with 7-lobed pierced handle with a single circular hole - Porringers were used in the 17th and 18th centuries. Undecorated porringer with 7-lobed pierced handle with a single circular hole - Porringers were used in the 17th and 18th centuries. Mended undecorated chamberpot. Mended undecorated chamberpot. Hollow unidentified vessel fragments from 18CV60 with pinkish coloration to glaze caused by calcareous clays containing trace elements of chrome, which come out pink when combined with tin in the glaze. This color has no dating implications. Hollow unidentified vessel fragments from 18CV60 with pinkish coloration to glaze caused by calcareous clays containing trace elements of chrome, which come out pink when combined with tin in the glaze. This color has no dating implications.

Undecorated porringer with 7-lobed
pierced handle with a single circular hole.
Porringers were used in the 17th and 18th
centuries. Oxon Hill Manor/Addison
Plantation, 18PR175.

 

Undecorated chamberpot. Oxon Hill
Manor/Addison Plantation, 18PR175.

Hollow unidentified vessel fragments with
pinkish coloration to glaze caused by
calcareous clays containing trace elements
of chrome, which come out pink when
combined with tin in the glaze. This color
has no dating implications. Angelica Knoll,
18CV60, c. 1650 - 1770.
Pinkish coloration to glaze on this porringer caused by calcareous clays containing trace elements of chrome, which come out pink when combined with tin in the glaze. This color has no dating implications. Pinkish coloration to glaze on this porringer caused by calcareous clays containing trace elements of chrome, which come out pink when combined with tin in the glaze. This color has no dating implications. Plain body sherds (left) and close up of profile (right).               Plain body sherds (left) and close up of profile (right).

Porringer with pinkish coloration to glaze
caused by calcareous clays containing trace
elements of chrome, which come out pink
when combined with tin in the glaze. This
color has no dating implications. Oxon Hill
Manor/Addison Plantation, 18PR175.

Plain body sherds (left) and close up of profile (right).
 Oxon Hill Manor/Addison Plantation, 18PR175, vessel #6529. Plain body sherds (left) and close up of profile (right).

Plain body sherds (left) and close up of profile (right).

Ointment Pots and Drug Jars
Ovoid ointment pot with everted rim and flared foot. Ovoid ointment pot with everted rim and flared foot. Undecorated ointment pot.Undecorated tin-glazed cup - interior. Undecorated ointment pot from 18AN39.

Ovoid ointment pot with everted rim and
flared foot. Angelica Knoll, 18CV60,
c. 1650 - 1770.

Undecorated ointment pot. Cup interior.
Oxon Hill Manor/Addison Plantation,
18PR175, vessel # 2336. Undecorated tin-glazed cup - interior. Undecorated ointment pot.

 

Undecorated ointment pot. Saunders Point, 18AN39 ca. 1700 - 1790.
Nineteenth-century French ointment pot with stenciled label, with white tin glazed interior. Nineteenth-century French ointment pot with stenciled label, with white tin glazed interior. Nineteenth-century French ointment pot with stenciled label, with white tin glazed interior. Nineteenth-century French ointment pot with white tin glazed interior and green tin glazed exterior. Rim diameter: 2.0”; Base diameter: 1.75”; Vessel height: 2.0” - from 18BC33. Nineteenth-century French ointment pot with white tin glazed interior and green tin glazed exterior. Stencilled initials D. R. on base. Rim diameter: 2.5”; Base diameter: 2.25”; Vessel height: 2.5” - from 18BC33.Nineteenth-century French ointment pot with white tin glazed interior and green tin glazed exterior. Stencilled initials D. R. on base. Rim diameter: 2.5”; Base diameter: 2.25”; Vessel height: 2.5” - from 18BC33.

 Nineteenth-century French ointment pots
with stenciled labels, with white tin glazed
interiors. Juvenile Justice,18BC139,
Feature 9, oval brick lined privy.

 

Nineteenth-century French ointment pot
with white tin glazed interior and green tin
glazed exterior. Rim diameter: 2.0”; Base
diameter: 1.75”; Vessel height: 2.0”. Federal
Site/Block 1370 - 18BC33, Feature 14
Privy (filled c. 1830s with garbage from
an earlier household)

 

Nineteenth-century French ointment pot
with white tin glazed interior and green tin
glazed exterior.  Stencilled initials D. R. on
base. Rim diameter: 2.5”; Base diameter:
2.25”; Vessel height: 2.5”. Federal Site
/Block 1370 - 18BC33, Feature 14 Privy
(filled c. 1830s with garbage from
an earlier household)

Blue banded galley pot (left) and close up of the base (right). Blue banded galley pot (left) and close up of the base (right).

   Tin glazed earthenware ointment pot. Rim diameter: 3.00”Base diameter: 1.80”; Vessel height: 1.75” - from 18QU124.

Blue banded galley pot (left) and close up of
the base (right).  Oxon Hill Manor/Addison
Plantation, 18PR175, vessel #2329. Blue banded galley pot (left) and close up of the base (right).  Blue banded galley pot (left) and close up of the base (right). 

 

Tin glazed earthenware ointment pot. Rim
diameter: 3.00”; Base diameter:  1.80”;
Vessel height:  1.75” Queenstown
Courthouse 18QU124.

Tin Glazed Tiles

Painted tile with Dutch-style figures.


Manganese and cobalt painted tile fragments.

 Plate painted in blue with floral motif and rim border of interlocking arcs. Plate painted in blue with floral motif and rim border of interlocking arcs.

Painted tile with Dutch-style figures.
Angelica Knoll, 18CV60, c. 1650 - 1770. Painted tile with Dutch-style figures.

Manganese and cobalt painted tile fragments.
Bennett’s Point, 18QU28, late 17th - mid
18th century plantation house. Manganese and cobalt painted tile fragments.

Plate painted in blue with floral motif and
rim border of interlocking arcs. Probably
dates to the mid-18th century (c. 1730-1750) based on examples depicted in printed sources.Patuxent Point, 18CV271-83-2.

Chamberpot painted with floral motifs. Vessel likely dates to the late 17th to early 18th centuries. 7.25” rim diameter. Test Unit 1 Lot 187, from 18BA370. Chamberpot painted with floral motifs. Vessel likely dates to the late 17th to early 18th centuries. 7.25” rim diameter. Test Unit 1 Lot 187, from 18BA370.

Plate painted with swag design in red and blue (left) - This vessel is very similar to a number of vessels illustrated in Archer (1997: Plates 59-64) that are dated to the third quarter of the 18th century and manufactured at Lambeth. (example on right).                       Plate painted with swag design in red and blue (left) - This vessel is very similar to a number of vessels illustrated in Archer (1997: Plates 59-64) that are dated to the third quarter of the 18th century and manufactured at Lambeth. (example on right).

Chamberpot painted with floral motifs.
Vessel  likely dates to the late 17th
to early 18th centuries. 7.25” rim diameter.
Test Unit 1 Lot 187.
18BA370 Todd’s Inheritance

Plate painted with swag design in red and blue (left).  This vessel is very similar to a
number of vessels illustrated in Archer (1997: Plates 59-64) that are dated
to the third quarter of the 18th century and manufactured at Lambeth. (example on right)
Gott’s Court, 18AP52. Plate painted with swag design in red and blue (left) - This vessel is very similar to a number of vessels illustrated in Archer (1997: Plates 59-64) that are dated to the third quarter of the 18th century and manufactured at Lambeth. (example on right). Plate painted with swag design in red and blue (left) - This vessel is very similar to a number of vessels illustrated in Archer (1997: Plates 59-64) that are dated to the third quarter of the 18th century and manufactured at Lambeth. (example on right).

Tin glaze fish drainer or colander bowl sherd, undecorated with drainage holes piercing vessel (left) - see whole example on right from private collection.Colanders and fish drainers depicted in printed sources generally date to the second half of the 18th century.            Tin glaze fish drainer or colander bowl sherd, undecorated with drainage holes piercing vessel (left) - see whole example on right from private collection.Colanders and fish drainers depicted in printed sources generally date to the second half of the 18th century.

 

source dated between 1725 and 1740. Bowl painted in blue with circular floral motif. Lipski and Archer (1984:248) show bowl dated 1728 with almost identical motif. Other examples in same source dated between 1725 and 1740.

Tin glaze fish drainer or colander bowl sherd, undecorated with drainage holes piercing
vessel (left). See whole example on right from private collection. Colanders and fish
drainers depicted in printed sources generally date to the second half of the 18th century.
Horne Point, 18DO58, Late 17th to early 18th century plantation. Tin glaze fish drainer or colander bowl sherd, undecorated with drainage holes piercing vessel (left) - see whole example on right from private collection.Colanders and fish drainers depicted in printed sources generally date to the second half of the 18th century. Tin glaze fish drainer or colander bowl sherd, undecorated with drainage holes piercing vessel (left) - see whole example on right from private collection.Colanders and fish drainers depicted in printed sources generally date to the second half of the 18th century.


 

Bowl painted in blue with circular floral
motif.  Lipski and Archer (1984:248)
show bowl dated 1728 with almost identical
motif.  Other examples in same source dated
between 1725 and 1740. Angelica Knoll,
18CV60, c. 1650 - 1770.

 

 

Plate rim sherd, close-up of profile on right.Plate rim sherd, close-up of profile on right. Plate rim sherd, close-up of profile on right. 

Plate with broad blue rim band. Plate with broad blue rim band.

Body sherds, Patuxent Point, 18CV271, square 1311 (left), and square 1709 (right).Body sherds, Patuxent Point, 18CV271, square 1311 (left), and square 1709 (right).

Plate rim sherd, close-up of profile on right.  Vessel #2320. Oxon Hill Manor/Addison
Plantation, 18PR175. Plate rim sherd, close-up of profile on right. 

Plate with broad blue rim band. Oxon Hill
Manor/Addison Plantation, 18PR175. Undecorated porringer with 7-lobed pierced handle with a single circular hole - Porringers were used in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Polychrome painted body sherds,  Patuxent Point, 18CV271,square 1311 (left), and
square 1709 (right).
Body sherds, Patuxent Point, 18CV271, square 1311 (left), and square 1709 (right). Body sherds, Patuxent Point, 18CV271, square 1311 (left), and square 1709 (right). Polychrome painted rim sherd (left) and body sherds, (center) Patuxent Point, 18CV271, square 1616, Melon Field, 18CV169/229 (right).         Polychrome painted rim sherd (left) and body sherds, (center) Patuxent Point, 18CV271, square 1616, Melon Field, 18CV169/229 (right).             Polychrome painted rim sherd (left) and body sherds, (center) Patuxent Point, 18CV271, square 1616, Melon Field, 18CV169/229 (right). Polychrome painted rim sherd (left) and body sherds, (center) Patuxent Point, 18CV271, square 1616, Melon Field, 18CV169/229 (right). Polychrome painted rim sherd (left) and body sherds, (center) Patuxent Point, 18CV271, square 1616, Melon Field, 18CV169/229 (right). Polychrome painted rim sherd (left) and body sherds, (center) Patuxent Point, 18CV271, square 1616, Melon Field, 18CV169/229 (right).

Polychrome painted rim sherd (left) and body sherds, (center)
Patuxent Point, 18CV271, square 1616, Melon Field, 18CV169/229 (right).

 
 Reconstructed bowl fragment (interior).   Reconstructed bowl fragment (interior).
Rim sherd, paste only. Rim sherd, paste only.

Reconstructed bowl fragment (interior).
Oxon Hill Manor/Addison Plantation,
18PR175, vessel #2321.

 

Rim sherd, paste only.  Oxon Hill Manor/
Addison Plantation, 18PR175, vessel #2293.

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Charger painted with blue floral motif and with lead glaze over a tin glaze on the vessel underside. ../Colonial-LargeImages/Tin Glazed/TG_CV271_1610.htm Blue dash charger with polychrome painted decoration. Charger painted in blue geometric motif - See example from Austin 1994:130 shown on right. Charger painted in blue geometric motif - See example from Austin 1994:130 shown on right. Dish painted with geometric rim design. Punchbowl painted in blue and purple with Chinese floral pattern. Polychrome decorated body sherds. Bowl (second from right) decorated in blue, red, yellow and green in Chinoiserie floral motif. See similar complete bowl on far right from a private collection. Punch bowl with mimosa pattern. The fashion for mimosa motifs was around 1740 (Archer 1997:174). Circa 1655-1660 caudle shape tankard in British Museum. Plate powdered in manganese around white panels with blue floral motif. Bowl with purple powdering around an unidentified motif (most likely a fish) in blue and yellow. Hollow vessels decorated with sponging in blue. A similar porringer from the Pilgrim Hall Museum, Massachusetts, believed to have been made in London between 1680 and 1700. Porringer with Nevers or Persian Blue style decoration. Dark blue tinted glaze with decoration in white. Hollow vessel with Nevers or Persian Blue style decoration. Dark blue tinted glaze with decoration in white. Common or Chinese shape cup with broad panels or medallions painted with designs. Peak of popularity 1720s-1730s. Bowl decorated with hatched leaf design. Lipski and Archer (1984) state the design was done with a quill. Bowl decorated with hatched leaf design. Lipski and Archer (1984) state the design was done with a quill. Punchbowl painted in blue with floral sprays and bird sitting on a fence. Chinese or common shape cup with painted star and grid pattern in blue, red and green (left) - this vessel may have been made in Bristol in the early 18th century in a fashion known as Bristol blue-red-green. Whole mug with similar pattern-from private collection on right. Chinese or common shape cup with painted star and grid pattern in blue, red and green (left) - this vessel may have been made in Bristol in the early 18th century in a fashion known as Bristol blue-red-green. Whole mug with similar pattern-from private collection on right. Coffee or teapot lid decorated in floral motif in blue, red and green - This style characterized by rich colors on an almost dead white background (Britton 1982:209). Pieces illustrated in Britton date between c. 1705 (p. 86) and the 1720s and 1730s. Mended undecorated chamberpot. Polychrome decorated body sherds. Bowl (second from right) decorated in blue, red, yellow and green in Chinoiserie floral motif. See similar complete bowl on far right from a private collection. Charger with blue painted motif and lead glazed back, rim sherd. (interior on left, close up of exterior on right). ../Colonial-LargeImages/Tin Glazed/TG_CV279_246_171_a.htm Punch bowl painted in blue and purple. Dot and diaper motif usually used as part of border or rim motif and is indicative of Chinese design influence on tin-glaze. Bowl fragments painted in Chinoiserie-style landscape motif. Reconstructed bowl with Chinoiserie design, painted in blue with Chinese style landscape and figure, and red rim line. Chinese landscapes on tin glaze most predominant 1720s-c 1780, with peak production circa 1750. Red rim lines date between 1730s to 1790s with highest occurrence in 1730s and 1740s. Reconstructed bowl with Chinoiserie design, painted in blue with Chinese style landscape and figure, and red rim line. Chinese landscapes on tin glaze most predominant 1720s-c 1780, with peak production circa 1750. Red rim lines date between 1730s to 1790s with highest occurrence in 1730s and 1740s. Whole plate example of similar scroll pattern shown on right - Private collection. Lead-backed sherds. Bowl fragment decorated in blue with a fish motif - Fish decorated punch bowls were very popular in the American colonies between the 1740s to the mid 1770s (Lange 2001:48). Whole plate shown on right with fish motifs, Private Collection Edge painted plate - rim lines appear on dated vessels between 1730s to 1790s, with highest occurrence in 1730s and 1740s (Shlasko 1989). Rim line is usually a reddish or brown color and is believed to have been done in imitation of Chinese porcelain. Punch bowl fragment painted in blue with a red rim. Polychrome decorated body sherd - Dated examples of rim lines range from the 1730s to the 1790s, with hightest occurrance in the 1730s and 1740s. Plain body sherds (left) and close up of profile (right). Plain body sherds (left) and close up of profile (right). Undecorated tin-glazed cup - interior. Undecorated ointment pot. Nineteenth-century French ointment pot with stenciled label, with white tin glazed interior. Blue banded galley pot (left) and close up of the base (right).  Blue banded galley pot (left) and close up of the base (right).  Manganese and cobalt painted tile fragments. Tin glaze fish drainer or colander bowl sherd, undecorated with drainage holes piercing vessel (left) - see whole example on right from private collection.Colanders and fish drainers depicted in printed sources generally date to the second half of the 18th century. Plate rim sherd, close-up of profile on right.  Plate rim sherd, close-up of profile on right.  Body sherds, Patuxent Point, 18CV271, square 1311 (left), and square 1709 (right). Body sherds, Patuxent Point, 18CV271, square 1311 (left), and square 1709 (right). Polychrome painted rim sherd (left) and body sherds, (center) Patuxent Point, 18CV271, square 1616, Melon Field, 18CV169/229 (right). Polychrome painted rim sherd (left) and body sherds, (center) Patuxent Point, 18CV271, square 1616, Melon Field, 18CV169/229 (right). Polychrome painted rim sherd (left) and body sherds, (center) Patuxent Point, 18CV271, square 1616, Melon Field, 18CV169/229 (right). Reconstructed bowl fragment (interior). Rim sherd, paste only.

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Charger painted with blue floral motif and with lead glaze over a tin glaze on the vessel underside. ../Colonial-LargeImages/Tin Glazed/TG_CV271_1610.htm Blue dash charger with polychrome painted decoration. Charger painted in blue geometric motif - See example from Austin 1994:130 shown on right. Charger painted in blue geometric motif - See example from Austin 1994:130 shown on right. Dish painted with geometric rim design. Painted tile with Dutch-style figures. Punchbowl painted in blue and purple with Chinese floral pattern. Plate painted in blue and purple with seated Chinese figure. Dated examples with seated figures date 1669-1737 (Shlasko 1989). Plate with similar seated figure shown in Black (2001:15), dated c. 1710-1730. Plate or similar flatware form featuring a seated Chinese figure most commonly made between 1670 to 1699 (Shlasko 1989). Punchbowl or similar hollow formfeaturing a seated Chinese figure most commonly made between 1670 to 1699 (Shlasko 1989). Polychrome decorated body sherds. Bowl (second from right) decorated in blue, red, yellow and green in Chinoiserie floral motif. See similar complete bowl on far right from a private collection. Punch bowl with mimosa pattern. The fashion for mimosa motifs was around 1740 (Archer 1997:174). Circa 1655-1660 caudle shape tankard in British Museum. Plate powdered in manganese around white panels with blue floral motif. Bowl with purple powdering around an unidentified motif (most likely a fish) in blue and yellow. Hollow vessels decorated with sponging in blue. Fazackerly style decoration incorporates floral motifs in a distinctive palette that includes sage green, lemon yellow, strong reds, purples and blues. A similar porringer from the Pilgrim Hall Museum, Massachusetts, believed to have been made in London between 1680 and 1700. Porringer with Nevers or Persian Blue style decoration. Dark blue tinted glaze with decoration in white. Hollow vessel with Nevers or Persian Blue style decoration. Dark blue tinted glaze with decoration in white. Common or Chinese shape cup with broad panels or medallions painted with designs. Peak of popularity 1720s-1730s. c. 1740 British plate with yellow rim showing Broad panels or medallions painted with designs. Peak of popularity 1720s-1730s - Private collection. Punch bowl painted in blue and purple. Dot and diaper motif usually used as part of border or rim motif and is indicative of Chinese design influence on tin-glaze. Plate painted in blue with floral motif and rim border of interlocking arcs. Bowl decorated with hatched leaf design. Lipski and Archer (1984) state the design was done with a quill. Bowl decorated with hatched leaf design. Lipski and Archer (1984) state the design was done with a quill. Plate painted in blue with probable Chinoiserie motif - Probably dates to the second quarter of 18th century based on similar examples in Archer 1997). Bowl fragments painted in Chinoiserie-style landscape motif. Punchbowl painted in blue with floral sprays and bird sitting on a fence. Plate painted with swag design in red and blue (left) - This vessel is very similar to a number of vessels illustrated in Archer (1997: Plates 59-64) that are dated to the third quarter of the 18th century and manufactured at Lambeth. (example on right). Plate painted with swag design in red and blue (left) - This vessel is very similar to a number of vessels illustrated in Archer (1997: Plates 59-64) that are dated to the third quarter of the 18th century and manufactured at Lambeth. (example on right). Tin glaze fish drainer or colander bowl sherd, undecorated with drainage holes piercing vessel (left) - see whole example on right from private collection.Colanders and fish drainers depicted in printed sources generally date to the second half of the 18th century. Tin glaze fish drainer or colander bowl sherd, undecorated with drainage holes piercing vessel (left) - see whole example on right from private collection.Colanders and fish drainers depicted in printed sources generally date to the second half of the 18th century. Bowl fragment decorated in blue with a fish motif - Fish decorated punch bowls were very popular in the American colonies between the 1740s to the mid 1770s (Lange 2001:48). Bowl painted in blue with circular floral motif. Lipski and Archer (1984:248) show bowl dated 1728 with almost identical motif. Other examples in same source dated between 1725 and 1740. Chinese or common shape cup with painted star and grid pattern in blue, red and green (left) - this vessel may have been made in Bristol in the early 18th century in a fashion known as Bristol blue-red-green. Whole mug with similar pattern-from private collection on right. Chinese or common shape cup with painted star and grid pattern in blue, red and green (left) - this vessel may have been made in Bristol in the early 18th century in a fashion known as Bristol blue-red-green. Whole mug with similar pattern-from private collection on right. Coffee or teapot lid decorated in floral motif in blue, red and green - This style characterized by rich colors on an almost dead white background (Britton 1982:209). Pieces illustrated in Britton date between c. 1705 (p. 86) and the 1720s and 1730s. Charger painted in polychrome with royal figure, possibly King William III (see photo below). The fragments depict portions of the figure’s leg and ermine cape - Royal portraits remained popular for long periods of time (mid 17th thought late 18th century), but entire pieces are easily dated because the figures are identifiable. This piece is almost identical to one of William III, circa 1690, illustrated in Britton (1982:63). Royal figure on whole plate - private collection. Undecorated porringer with 7-lobed pierced handle with a single circular hole - Porringers were used in the 17th and 18th centuries. Mended undecorated chamberpot. Hollow unidentified vessel fragments from 18CV60 with pinkish coloration to glaze caused by calcareous clays containing trace elements of chrome, which come out pink when combined with tin in the glaze. This color has no dating implications. Pinkish coloration to glaze on this porringer caused by calcareous clays containing trace elements of chrome, which come out pink when combined with tin in the glaze. This color has no dating implications. Plate with broad blue rim band. Ovoid ointment pot with everted rim and flared foot. Nineteenth-century French ointment pot with stenciled label, with white tin glazed interior. Punch bowl fragment painted in blue with a red rim. Example of a complete bowl with the use of bracket fencing (the thick blue lines just above the leaf) as a design element seems to occur most frequently in 1750s and 1760s - private collection. Nineteenth-century French ointment pot with stenciled label, with white tin glazed interior. Polychrome decorated body sherds. Bowl (second from right) decorated in blue, red, yellow and green in Chinoiserie floral motif. See similar complete bowl on far right from a private collection. Charger with blue painted motif and lead glazed back, rim sherd. (interior on left, close up of exterior on right). ../Colonial-LargeImages/Tin Glazed/TG_CV279_246_171_a.htm Punch bowl painted in blue and purple. Dot and diaper motif usually used as part of border or rim motif and is indicative of Chinese design influence on tin-glaze. Bowl fragments painted in Chinoiserie-style landscape motif. Reconstructed bowl with Chinoiserie design, painted in blue with Chinese style landscape and figure, and red rim line. Chinese landscapes on tin glaze most predominant 1720s-c 1780, with peak production circa 1750. Red rim lines date between 1730s to 1790s with highest occurrence in 1730s and 1740s. Reconstructed bowl with Chinoiserie design, painted in blue with Chinese style landscape and figure, and red rim line. Chinese landscapes on tin glaze most predominant 1720s-c 1780, with peak production circa 1750. Red rim lines date between 1730s to 1790s with highest occurrence in 1730s and 1740s. Whole plate example of similar scroll pattern shown on right - Private collection. Lead-backed sherds. Bowl fragment decorated in blue with a fish motif - Fish decorated punch bowls were very popular in the American colonies between the 1740s to the mid 1770s (Lange 2001:48). Whole plate shown on right with fish motifs, Private Collection Edge painted plate - rim lines appear on dated vessels between 1730s to 1790s, with highest occurrence in 1730s and 1740s (Shlasko 1989). Rim line is usually a reddish or brown color and is believed to have been done in imitation of Chinese porcelain. Punch bowl fragment painted in blue with a red rim. Polychrome decorated body sherd - Dated examples of rim lines range from the 1730s to the 1790s, with hightest occurrance in the 1730s and 1740s. Plain body sherds (left) and close up of profile (right). Plain body sherds (left) and close up of profile (right). Undecorated tin-glazed cup - interior. Undecorated ointment pot. Nineteenth-century French ointment pot with stenciled label, with white tin glazed interior. Blue banded galley pot (left) and close up of the base (right).  Blue banded galley pot (left) and close up of the base (right).  Manganese and cobalt painted tile fragments. Tin glaze fish drainer or colander bowl sherd, undecorated with drainage holes piercing vessel (left) - see whole example on right from private collection.Colanders and fish drainers depicted in printed sources generally date to the second half of the 18th century. Plate rim sherd, close-up of profile on right.  Plate rim sherd, close-up of profile on right.  Body sherds, Patuxent Point, 18CV271, square 1311 (left), and square 1709 (right). Body sherds, Patuxent Point, 18CV271, square 1311 (left), and square 1709 (right). Polychrome painted rim sherd (left) and body sherds, (center) Patuxent Point, 18CV271, square 1616, Melon Field, 18CV169/229 (right). Polychrome painted rim sherd (left) and body sherds, (center) Patuxent Point, 18CV271, square 1616, Melon Field, 18CV169/229 (right). Polychrome painted rim sherd (left) and body sherds, (center) Patuxent Point, 18CV271, square 1616, Melon Field, 18CV169/229 (right). Reconstructed bowl fragment (interior). Rim sherd, paste only. Tin glazed charger with Chinese style motif with lead glazed back from Compton Site 18CV279. Tin glazed charger with Chinese style motif with lead glazed back from Compton Site 18CV279.