Smithsonian Institution - United States National Museum - Bulletin 249: Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology; Papers 52-54 on Archeology — David Hume — John Shaqi
Smithsonian Institution - United States National Museum - Bulletin 249: Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology; Papers 52-54 on Archeology
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1. Marly fragment from small plate, English delftware, decorated
in blue with chinoiserie design, probably of Chinamen, rocks,
and grasses. The background color has a very pale-blue tint,
unlike the pure whites and pinkish whites that are generally
associated with London pieces of the period. The closest
parallel for this sherd is in the Bristol City Museum in
England[31] and is attributed to Brislington. An example of
the style, attributed to Lambeth and dated 1684 is illustrated
by F. H. Garner in his _English Delftware_;[32] but unlike the
Clay Bank fragment, the central decoration does not reach to
the marly. About 1680-1690. E4. (Fig. 15, no. 6.)
2. Handle fragment from chamberpot or posset pot, English
delftware, decorated with irregular horizontal stripes in blue.
The handle is pronouncedly concave in section, and lacking
ornament on its edges (as usually occurs on posset pots)[33] a
chamberpot identification seems most likely. The form ranges
from the late 17th century at least through the first quarter
of the 18th. E2.
3. Mug or jug, lower body and base fragment only, English
delftware, white inside, with manganese stipple on exterior.
Probably Southwark, first half of the 17th century. E4. (Fig.
15, no. 4).
4. Basin, English delftware, wall fragments only illustrated (for
full reconstruction see fig. 15, no. 1), the glaze, pale blue,
ornamented with central chinoiserie design of similar character
to no. 1. The wall was decorated with narrow horizontal bands
and a wide foliate zone below the everted rim. The bowl is
important in that it is one of the earliest extant examples of
the simple washbasin form that was to become common throughout
the 18th century. About 1680-1690. Illustrated sherds A3, C3,
F2.
5. Basal fragment of plate, tin-glazed earthenware, decoration
of uncertain form in two tones of blue outlined in black.
Portuguese? 17th century. C4.
6. Base fragment from globular jug, English brown salt-glazed
stoneware, probably from same vessel as no. 7. Late 17th or
early 18th century. C3.
7. Neck fragment from bulbous mug or jug, decorated within
multiple grooving,[34] ware and date as above. A3.
8. Tyg fragments, black lead-glazed, red-bodied earthenware
(sometimes called Cistercian ware), the body decorated with
multiple ribbing. (For reconstruction see fig. 15, no. 7.) Such
drinking vessels were made with up to six or eight handles,
but two was the most usual number and those were placed close
together as indicated here. The form was prevalent in the
period 1600-1675, though taller examples were common during the
preceding century.[35] A3, C3.