Type: Pearlware, Hand Painted, Polychrome, Late

Name, Origin, Date

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Pearlware, Hand Painte...

England/

1830-1840 CE

Historic (Spanish Colo...

Earlier/Alternative Names

General Information

This type was popular among the poorer classes. The paste of pearlware produced after 1810 is heavier and whiter with a harder glaze that may vary in color from almost clear to deeply bluish tinted.


This description of Pearlware, Hand Painted, Polychrome, Late 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

BOWL, CUP, PLATTER, SA...

Technological Attributes

White to light cream-c...

White to faint blui...

Vessels  0

Break Photos  0

Petrographic Samples  0

Description

White to light cream-colored, thin, hard refined earthenware paste. White to faint bluish white clear lead glaze, caused by the addition of cobalt to the glaze. There is a bluish cast where the glaze pools. Hand painted floral designs, initially in brown, mustard, yellow and olive green, and, after 1830, pinkish-red, black, light blue, and light green shades were added to the palette.

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/

Discussion/Acknowledgements

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