Polychrome Slipware Plate

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Dublin Core

Title

Polychrome Slipware Plate

Subject

South, Stanley A.
Archaeology.
Wachovia (N.C,)--History.
Artifacts.
Pottery.
Moravians.
Aust, Gottfried, 1772-1788.
Tableware.

Description

This unfired, polychrome decorated slipware plate is reconstructed from sherds recovered from Gottfried Aust’s Waster Dump #1. South dates the use of this area as a pottery dump to 1763-1771.

The plate body is made of redware, covered with white slip. The object is decorated with a red-brown slip. Three concentric circles ring the plate’s edge and interior. Numerous short lines extend from the plate’s outside edge, inward. The central design features a flower, another possible flower made obscure by missing pieces, and numerous dots. The back of the plate is untreated.

Dimensions: 7.75” Diameter, 1.375” tall.

Creator

Aust, Gottfried, 1722-1788

Date

1763-1771

Type

Physical Object

Format

JPEG

Identifier

2018.2.6

Source

OC2-Historic Bethabara Park Archaeology Collection Exhibit

Relation

Historic Bethabara Park Archaeology Collection
Stanley South Manuscript Collection Box – Folder 3-15
Stanley South Manuscript Collection Box – Folder 2-71.

Rights

Rights held by Historic Bethabara Park, Inc. Use and reproduction restrictions apply. Contact Historic Bethabara Park Archives.

Contributor

Photography: Daniel Ferguson

Rights Holder

Historic Bethabara Park, Inc.

Citation

Aust, Gottfried, 1722-1788, “Polychrome Slipware Plate,” Historic Bethabara Park Collections, accessed April 25, 2024, https://historicbethabarapark.omeka.net/items/show/30.