Type: North Devon Gravel Tempered Ware

Name, Origin, Date

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North Devon Gravel Tem...

England/

1680-1750 CE

Historic (Spanish Colo...

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General Information

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North Devon gravel-tempered ware is one of at least three utilitarian pottery types imported to the Americas from the North Devon region of England. North Devon sgraffito ware is identified by its incised slip decoration of brown motifs on a yellow ground. North Devon gravel-free (also known as North Devon smooth or North Devon plain) is distinguished by the absence of the gravel temper. North Devon gravel tempered ware is so far the only North Devon variety reported from Spanish colonial sites, and it occurs in Spanish Florida contexts of the early eighteenth century.


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Detail Attributes

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Morphological Attributes

CANDLE HOLDER, CHAMBER...

Technological Attributes

Paste is thick, compac...

It is tempered with...

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Description

Paste is thick, compacted, hard, pink to peach in color, and may have a grey core. It is tempered with large quartz grains and pebbles that can protrude through the glaze.


Vessel interiors are covered with a light brown to apple green or mottled yellow-green lead glaze, and may be speckled with orange. Exteriors are well-smoothed, with smoothing marks visible, and frequently has a faint reddish film.

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Bibliography

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  1. Malcolm C. Watkins, 1960. North Devon pottery and its Export to America in the 17th Century. United States National Museum, Washington, D.C..

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