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Canton Porcelain

Federal Reserve (18BC27)

Feature 14 - Brick Lined privy
circa 1850 to 1870

Feature 31 - Brick Lined privy
Federal Reserve (18BC27)-Feature14 plate rim of Canton Porcelain. Federal Reserve (18BC27)-Feature14 plate rim of Canton Porcelain-click image to see larger view.. Mended Canton porcelain plate from 18BC27-Feat.31, a brick lined privey - click image to see larger view. Mended Canton porcelain plate from 18BC27-Feat.31, a brick lined privey - click image to see larger view.Mended Canton porcelain plate from 18BC27-Feat.31, a brick lined privey - click image to see larger view. Mended Canton porcelain plate from 18BC27-Feat.31, a brick lined privey - click image to see larger view. Mended Canton porcelain plate from 18BC27-Feat.31, a brick lined privey - click image to see larger view. Mended Canton porcelain plate from 18BC27-Feat.31, a brick lined privey - click image to see larger view.
Plate rim These four mended plates were all recovered from the same feature.

H & S Bakery (18BC32)
Feature 13  Privy, Early 19th century -------------------- Unit 2 – Backhoe Trench --------------------
18BC32-H & S Bakery, Feature 13 Privy, early 19th century plate fragment. 18BC32-H & S Bakery, Feature 13 Privy, early 19th century plate fragment - click image to see larger view. 18BC32-H & S Bakery, Feature 13 Privy, early 19th century plate fragment. 18BC32-H & S Bakery, Feature 13 Privy, early 19th century plate fragment - click image to see larger view. Plate rim from 18BC32 – H & S Bakery, Unit 2-Backhoe Trench. Plate rim from 18BC32 – H & S Bakery, Unit 2-Backhoe Trench - click on image to see larger view. Plate rim from 18BC32 – H & S Bakery, Unit 2-Backhoe Trench. Plate rim from 18BC32 – H & S Bakery, Unit 2-Backhoe Trench - click on image to see larger view.

Plate fragments.

 Plate rim.   Plate rim.

H & S Bakery (18BC32)
Feature 20 – Brick-lined Privy
Early to mid-19th century
Plate with scalloped “rain cloud” border from 18BC32 – H & S Bakery, Feature 20–Brick-lined Privy Plate rim from 18BC32 – H & S Bakery, Feature 20–Brick-lined Privy. Plate rim from 18BC32 – H & S Bakery, Feature 20–Brick-lined Privy.

Plate with scalloped “rain cloud” border.

Plate rim.

Plate rim.

Clagett's Brewery 18BC38
Peters’ Privy, late 18th to early 19th centuries
Chinese Canton porcelain painted underglaze blue soup plate. Rim diameter: 9.00”. Lot 1H.530.6. 18BC38 Chinese Canton porcelain painted underglaze blue saucer. 6.00” rim diameter. Lot: 1G3.673.7. 18BC38 Chinese Canton porcelain painted underglaze blue plate. 6.00” rim diameter. Lot: 1H.528.18. 18BC38

Chinese Canton porcelain painted
underglaze blue soup plate. Rim
diameter: 9.00”, Lot: 13, Provenience:
1H.530.6, Privy Stratum 4

Chinese Canton porcelain painted
underglaze blue saucer. Rim
diameter:  6.00”, Lot: 9, Provenience:
1G3.673.7, Privy Stratum 2

 

Chinese Canton porcelain painted
underglaze blue plate. Rim
diameter: 6.00”, Lot:  13, Provenience:
1H.528.18, Privy Stratum 4

Chinese Canton porcelain painted underglaze blue syllabub cup with twisted handle. This vessel would have originally had a lid. Probably dates to early to mid 19th century, based on twisted handle. 2.75” rim diameter, 2.25” vessel height, 2.00” base diameter. Lot: 5, Provenience: 1G.394.14, Privy Stratum 2 - 18BC38       Chinese Canton porcelain painted underglaze blue syllabub cup with twisted handle. This vessel would have originally had a lid. Probably dates to early to mid 19th century, based on twisted handle. 2.75” rim diameter, 2.25” vessel height, 2.00” base diameter. Lot: 5, Provenience: 1G.394.14, Privy Stratum 2 - 18BC38

Chinese Canton porcelain painted underglaze blue syllabub cup with twisted handle. This vessel would have originally had a lid.
Probably dates to early to mid 19th century, based on twisted handle. 2.75” rim diameter, 2.25” vessel height, 2.00” base
diameter. Lot: 5, Provenience:  1G.394.14, Privy Stratum 2

18BC33 Federal Site/Block 1370
Feature 14 Privy (filled c. 1830s with garbage from an earlier household)

18BC66 Shot Tower Metro Station
Feature 21 Privy filled c. 1790-1810; household of china merchant
Canton porcelain underglaze painted mug - from 18BC33. Canton porcelain underglaze painted mug - from 18BC33. Canton porcelain underglaze painted plate. Rim diameter: 9.0” - from 18BC33. Chinese porcelain bowl or cup painted underglaze in blue. Rim diameter: 4.00”, Vessel height: 2.00”. Lot: 182-5. 18BC66
Canton porcelain underglaze painted mug.
Rim diameter:  2.5”; Base diameter:  2.5”;
Vessel height:  2.5”		 Canton porcelain underglaze painted plate
with scalloped “rain cloud” border.
Rim diameter: 9.0”

Chinese porcelain bowl or cup painted
underglaze in blue. Rim diameter: 4.00”,
Vessel height: 2.00”. Lot: 182-5

Queenstown Courthouse (18QU124)
Late 18th century jar chinese export porcelain strorage jar from Queenstown Courthouse (18QU124). Late 18th century jar chinese export porcelain strorage jar from Queenstown Courthouse (18QU124) - click image to see larger view. Late 18th century jar chinese export porcelain. Height 7”. Private collection.
Late 18th century jar chinese export
porcelain - Similar to vessel shown to the right.		 Late 18th century jar chinese export porcelain
from a Private collection.

Private Collection
Complete plate and detail shot showing second type of Canton border, usually seen on post 1891 vessels, consisting of two parallel rows of diagonal lines that intersect where the two rows meet. Plate from private collection. Complete plate and detail shot showing second type of Canton border, usually seen on post 1891 vessels, consisting of two parallel rows of diagonal lines that intersect where the two rows meet. Plate from private collection- - click on image to see larger view. Complete plate and detail shot showing second type of Canton border, usually seen on post 1891 vessels, consisting of two parallel rows of diagonal lines that intersect where the two rows meet. Plate from private collection. Complete plate and detail shot showing second type of Canton border, usually seen on post 1891 vessels, consisting of two parallel rows of diagonal lines that intersect where the two rows meet. Plate from private collection- - click on image to see larger view. Plate from private collection showing a dark blue outer band that does not appear to contain cross-hatching - click image to see larger view. Plate from private collection showing a dark blue outer band that does not appear to contain cross-hatching - click image to see larger view.   Plate from private collection showing a dark blue outer band that does not appear to contain cross-hatching - click image to see larger view.
Complete plate and detail shot showing second type of Canton
border, usually seen on post 1891 vessels, consisting of two parallel
rows of diagonal lines that intersect where the two rows  meet.		 Plate from private collection showing a dark blue outer band that does not appear to contain cross-hatching - click image to see larger view. Plate from private collection showing a dark blue outer band
that does not appear to contain cross-hatching.

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Plate with scalloped “rain cloud” border from 18BC32 – H & S Bakery, Feature 20–Brick-lined Privy-click on image to see larger view. Plate rim from 18BC32 – H & S Bakery, Feature 20–Brick-lined Privy - click on image to see larger view. Plate rim from 18BC32 – H & S Bakery, Feature 20–Brick-lined Privy - click on image to see larger view. Late 18th century jar chinese export porcelain. Height 7”. Private collection - click image to see larger view. Mended Canton porcelain plate from 18BC27-Feat.31, a brick lined privey - click image to see larger view. Mended Canton porcelain plate from 18BC27-Feat.31, a brick lined privey - click image to see larger view. Copyright © 2002 by Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab
Updated:  07/10/18