Collection Sherd
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- Date
- 1700 – 1900
- Material
- clay; glaze
- Catalogue Number
- 111.01.0002 a-g
- Description
- Collection of pottery sherds.a) bright blue/cobalt glaze (7.9 cm x 7.5 cm x 4.5 cm) - remnant from the base and side of a very thick pot; base has trimmed wide foot and shows moulded relief rising from crackled glaze; outside of shard fully glazed with triangular shape showing clay inside where gla…
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- Title
- Collection Sherd
- Date
- 1700 – 1900
- Material
- clay; glaze
- Description
- Collection of pottery sherds.a) bright blue/cobalt glaze (7.9 cm x 7.5 cm x 4.5 cm) - remnant from the base and side of a very thick pot; base has trimmed wide foot and shows moulded relief rising from crackled glaze; outside of shard fully glazed with triangular shape showing clay inside where glaze was not applied; one edge of side is smooth and glazed forming a finished edge; other edges rough where broken. b) bright blue cobalt glaze (6.5 cm x 4.0 cm x 2.0 cm) - almost rectangular thick sherd; slightly curved and unglazed on inside.c) same as b, possible same vessel (5.5 cm x 5.0 cm x 2.0 cm) - one edge glazed (possibly rim) and bleeding slightly to inside.d) bright green (lead?) glaze (4.0 cm x 3.0 cm x 1.5 cm) - rhombus shape; broken obliquely through thickness to be very thick at one end and thin at the other e) bright aqua glaze (3.5 cm x 2.0 cm x 1.5 cm) - small triangular sherd, slightly curved and glazed on inside with outside rough and unglazed. f) dull turquoise glaze (5.0 cm x 2.0 cm x 1.7 cm) - small triangular shape with moulded relief-glaze covered surface on one face, smooth glazed surface on opposite face.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 111.01.0002 a-g
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