Type: Whiteware, Transfer Printed

Name, Origin, Date

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Whiteware, Transfer Pr...

England/

1830 - Present CE

Historic (Spanish Colo...

Earlier/Alternative Names

General Information

After 1850, the Willow pattern was used for tea as well as table wares. During the 1830s, romantic views were the most popular motif.  After 1870, Japanese styles gained popularity in brown designs on ivory backgrounds.


This description of Whiteware, Transfer Printed comes from the Historical Archaeology Digital Ceramic Type Collection maintained by the Florida Museum of Natural History.

Detail Attributes

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Morphological Attributes

Forms include bowl, pl...

Technological Attributes

White to off-white col...

Clear lead glaze an...

Vessels  0

Break Photos  0

Petrographic Samples  0

Description

Clear lead glaze, background is pure, paper white. White to off-white colored, thin, hard, compact paste. Glaze in clear to light grey where it pools, may also be slightly bluish. Transfer printed designs are made up of many tiny dots in red, pink, green, blue, brown, and black.

Associated Wares/Ware Families

Refined Earthenware


Associated Petrofabrics

Associated Kilns/Workshops

Bibliography

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  1. Charlie Cobb and Gifford Waters. Historical Archaeology Digital Ceramic Type Collection, 2023. February 23, 2023. https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/histarch/ceramic-types/

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