Plate
MakerMade by
Unknown
Datelate 18th-early 19th century
MediumMold-formed buff-colored earthenware with a blue-tinted glaze and translucent green glaze
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (width x depth): 8 7/8 x 8 7/8in. (22.5 x 22.5cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of Mary W. Edwards
DescriptionOctagonal plate of buff-colored earthenware with a blue-tinted glaze, a type of ceramic known as pearlware. The rim of the plate is decorated with a translucent green glaze over impressed parallel lines that are about 3/8 inch long. There are three stilt marks on both the top and bottom surface of the plate. There is very fine crazing over all the surfaces of the plate, and a relatively short crack that runs from the rim toward the center of the plate. An unknown black substance has adhered in several spots to the top surface of the plate, near the center.
Object number1983.144.6
MarkingsThere is one impressed mark on the bottom of the plate; a small, circular flower or starburst.Subject Terms
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