Type: Whiteware, Hand Painted

Name, Origin, Date

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Whiteware, Hand Painted

England/

1830 - Present CE

Historic (Spanish Colo...

Earlier/Alternative Names

General Information

Flow-painted in blue and purple, cut sponge designs and sprig-painted wares gained popularity around 1840. Large painted floral polychrome designs in table and tea wares gained popularity in the 1870s.


This description of Whiteware, Hand Painted 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, cu...

Technological Attributes

White to off-white col...

Clear lead glaze an...

Vessels  0

Break Photos  0

Petrographic Samples  0

Description

White to off-white colored, thin, hard, compact paste. Clear lead glaze, background is pure, paper white. Glaze in clear to light grey where it pools, and may also be slightly bluish. Hand-painted and sponged floral and geometric patterns in bright colors. Colors include blue, reddish-pink, green, purple, orange, and pink.

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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