Sherd from indeterminate vessel form, printed with an exotic central motif - Printing in two or more colors introduced around 1835. Generally, the central design of a vessel would be depicted in one color, and the border in a contrasting color, with the most common color combination being red and green - Collected by George L. Miller in 1986 in Burslem. Cannot be attributed to a specific pottery. Exterior (left) and interior (right) of a double curve cup. The paste of this vessel is dyed blue and the underglaze floral motif is printed in green. This vessel shape begins to appear on sites dating to the early 1830s. Exterior (left) and interior (right) of a double curve cup. The paste of this vessel is dyed blue and the underglaze floral motif is printed in green. This vessel shape begins to appear on sites dating to the early 1830s.

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Colors

Unless stated otherwise, all vessels shown are plates.

Bull's Head Tavern (18BC139)
Feature 9

Dark Blue

Green

Green



Cup







Light Blue

Medium Blue

Red






Cup

Federal Reserve (18BC27)

18BC33 Federal Site/Block 1370
Feature 14 Privy

(Filled c. 1830s with garbage from an earlier household)

Purple

Red

Purple
Purple printed underglaze white refined earthenware chamberpot in the Persian pattern by William Ridgways (1830-1854). Rim diameter: 7.0”; Base diameter: 5.75”; Vessel height: 5.0” - from 18BC33.Purple printed underglaze white refined earthenware chamberpot in the Persian pattern by William Ridgways (1830-1854). Rim diameter: 7.0”; Base diameter: 5.75”; Vessel height: 5.0” - from 18BC33.
Feature 30 Lot 360 Purple printed underglaze white refined
earthenware chamberpot in the Persian
pattern by William Ridgways (1830-1854).
Rim diameter:  7.0”; Base diameter: 5.75”;
Vessel height:  5.0”

Ruth Saloon (18BC79)
Feature R-5



Jackson Homestead 18MO609

Brown

 

Brown
 
White bodied refined earthenware plate with printed underglaze motif in brown. Verona pattern. No maker specified. Rim diameter: 9.00”, Vessel V-60 - from 18MO609.

Cup

 

  

Hanley

Collected by George L. Miller in 1986 in Hanley. Cannot be attributed
to a specific pottery.
Brown Black/Brown
Brown printed refined white earthenware bowl. Note the blue glaze pooling in the foot ring area - Collected by George L. Miller in 1986 in Hanley. Cannot be attributed to a specific pottery. Brown printed refined white earthenware bowl. Note the blue glaze pooling in the foot ring area - Collected by George L. Miller in 1986 in Hanley. Cannot be attributed to a specific pottery. Saucer fragments printed in black (upper left) and brown (lower right). Both sherds are biscuit fired and unglazed and most likely date to the 1820s-1830s - Collected by George L. Miller in 1986 in Hanley. Cannot be attributed to a specific pottery. Saucer fragments printed in black (upper left) and brown (lower right). Both sherds are biscuit fired and unglazed and most likely date to the 1820s-1830s - Collected by George L. Miller in 1986 in Hanley. Cannot be attributed to a specific pottery.

Brown printed refined white earthenware bowl.
Note the blue glaze pooling in the foot ring area.

Saucer fragments printed in black (upper left) and brown
(lower right).  Both sherds are biscuit fired and unglazed and
most likely date to the 1820s-1830s.
  PRINTED IN TWO COLORS

Hanley

Collected by George L. Miller in 1986 in Hanley.
Cannot be attributed to a specific pottery.

Burslem

Collected by George L. Miller in 1986 in Burslem.
Cannot be attributed to a specific pottery.

Green

Exterior (left) and interior (right) of a double curve cup. The paste of this vessel is dyed blue and the underglaze floral motif is printed in green. This vessel shape begins to appear on sites dating to the early 1830s.   Exterior (left) and interior (right) of a double curve cup. The paste of this vessel is dyed blue and the underglaze floral motif is printed in green. This vessel shape begins to appear on sites dating to the early 1830s.

Red and Green

Sherd from indeterminate vessel form, printed with an exotic central motif - Printing in two or more colors introduced around 1835. Generally, the central design of a vessel would be depicted in one color, and the border in a contrasting color, with the most common color combination being red and green - Collected by George L. Miller in 1986 in Burslem. Cannot be attributed to a specific pottery.

Exterior (left) and interior (right) of a double curve cup.  The paste
of this vessel is dyed blue and the underglaze floral motif is printed
in green.  This vessel shape begins to appear on sites dating to the
early 1830s. 		Sherd from indeterminate vessel form, printed with an exotic central
motif. Printing in two or more colors introduced around 1835.
Generally, the central design of a vessel would be depicted in one
color, and the border in a contrasting color, with the most common
color combination being red and green.

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Bute shaped pearlware cup with overall printed sheet pattern from a private collection.