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Saucer
1780-1800
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (dipped ware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2008.0053.011 B
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Barbara P. Katz
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Object Number
2008.0053.011 B
Object Name
Saucer
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1780-1800
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Circular white paper tag with "137" in black ink
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Earthenware (dipped ware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Rouletted
- Slip decorated
- Molded
- Engine-turned
Dimensions (inches)
1.122 (H) x 5.433 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.85 (H) x 13.8 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Beane, Candace & Donald, Ellen. 1994 Archaeology Sets the Tavern Table: Alexandria Tavern Ceramics 1760 to 1820.
• Much the same ornament on bowl excavated at Arell's Tavern, Alexandria, VA: fig. 5, with engine turning left in the white and blue. Similar rim rouletting. No. 67.1538.Manuscript: Findlen, Suzanne Rae. "Taste and Choice in Early Portsmouth New Hampshire as Seen Through Ceramic Archaeological Evidence, 1700-1800" (MA thesis).
• Similarly decorated bowl (not engine-turned) excavated Richard Shortridge House privy, Strawbery Banke, New Hampshire: p. 184, no. 567 (A-0718 DS3.8A.F58), 1800-15 contextBook: Rickard, Jonathan. 2006 Mocha and Related Dipped Wares, 1770-1939.
• Earthenware mug with engine-turned fluted decoration p. 41 (second from right) Dated c. 1790; a can with similar rim design and handles p. 130 (Fig. 211) Dated c. 1790Article: Rickard, Jonathan & Carpentier, Donald. 2004 "The Little Engine that Could: Adaptation of the Engine-Turning Lathe in the Pottery Industry". Ceramics in America. 78-99.
• Engine-turning, rouletting and history for dipped and other English ceramics: whole article.