Type: Whieldon Ware, Cauliflower Patterned

Name, Origin, Date

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Whieldon Ware, Caulifl...

England/

1740 - 1770 CE

Historic (Spanish Colo...

Earlier/Alternative Names

This type is also known as "clouded" ware.

General Information

Whieldon Ware is the first of the refined earthenwares and as such is found in the same mold patterns as those used in white salt-glazed stoneware, including barley, bead and reel, and dot, diaper and basket. 


 


This description of Whieldon Ware, Cauliflower Patterned 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

The form is a tureen.

Technological Attributes

White to light cream-c...

The background glaz...

Vessels  0

Break Photos  0

Petrographic Samples  0

Description

White to light cream-colored, thin, hard, compact paste. The background glaze is cream to off-white in color. May have a yellowish to greenish cast where glaze pools. Mottled and spattered designs in purple, blue, brown, yellow, green, and grey. Tureen lids are molded into the shape of a head of cauliflower. 

Associated Wares/Ware Families

Refined Earthenware


Associated Petrofabrics

Associated Kilns/Workshops

Discussion/Acknowledgements

Hume 1969 was also listed on the FLMNH website but the bibliographic information was not provided.