Fabric 75.1 - North Devon gravel-free ware
Very hard fabric with a smooth feel and fracture containing rare, fine feldspathic gravel.
Pinkish-buff, often with a grey core.
Pinkish-buff, often with a grey core.
Manufacture
Wheel-thrown
Decoration
Generally greenish brown glaze, sometimes over a white slip. Sgraffito also common.
Various, DEVON
Sherds of North Devon gravel-free ware are found in smaller quantity and a more limited range of forms than seen in gravel-tempered variant.
Sherds of North Devon gravel-free ware are found in smaller quantity and a more limited range of forms than seen in gravel-tempered variant.
Post Medieval (Late 16th - 18th century)
Hardness
Very Hard
Feel
Smooth
Fracture
Smooth
Surface treatment
Glazed, sometimes with a white slip underneath.
Core colour
Dark grey
Int surface colour
Pinkish buff
Ext surface colour
Pinkish buff
| DB ID | Modified | Description | Frequency | Size | Sorting | Rounding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 445 | 0 | Feldspathic gravel | Rare | Fine | Rounded - sub-rounded |
| Prefix | Fabric code | Reference document |
|---|---|---|
| Glouc | TF70b and TF70c | Vince, A, 1974, revised 1978 'Guide to the pottery of Gloucester' |
| Here | E4 | Vince, A, 1985 'The ceramic finds, in Shoesmith, R (ed); Hereford City Excavations, Volume 3', p. 59 |