Fabric 78 - Post-medieval red ware


Hard, oxidised fabric containing moderate, well-sorted quartz, occasional white inclusions and occasional iron-rich pellets <1mm.
Generally oxidised throughout, although later examples can be poorly mixed and have bands of yellowish-buff clay.

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Fabric 78 Post-medieval red ware 		Fabric 78 2ii crop
Fabric 78 exterior 		Fabric 78 2i crop
Fabric 78 interior

Manufacture
Wheel-thrown
Decoration
Often decorated with an iron rich black or brown glaze, often over a red slip. Glaze can vary with early examples being metallic silver black, giving way to dark brown/black from the later 17th century. Can also be slip decorated, with slip-trailing, combing and feathering techniques commonly seen.
Various, STAFFORDSHIRE
Perhaps the most commonly found post-medieval pottery type in Worcestershire.
Post Medieval to Modern (Late 16th - early 19th century)

Texture & Colour

Hardness
Hard
Feel
Smooth
Surface treatment
Glazed, often with a slip underneath

Core colour
Orange
Int surface colour
Orange
Ext surface colour
Orange

Inclusions (3)

DB ID Modified Description Frequency Size Sorting Rounding
442 0 Quartz Moderate Medium Well-sorted
443 0 White inclusions Occasional
444 0 Iron-rich pellets Occasional Fine Ill-sorted Angular - sub-rounded

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Concordance (5)