Fabric 46.3 - Developed Stamford type ware
Iron free clay with angular quartz grains (0.03-0.13mm), iron grains (0.01mm) and occassional ill-sorted clay pellets (1.0-2.0mm).
The colour of the fabric ranges from buff to pale brown.
The colour of the fabric ranges from buff to pale brown.
Manufacture
Wheel-thrown
Decoration
Exterior surface covered with a thick dark green copper glaze.
Stamford, LINCOLNSHIRE
Developed Stamford ware is rare in this region but has been found before in Worcester, Hereford and Gloucester
Developed Stamford ware is rare in this region but has been found before in Worcester, Hereford and Gloucester
Medieval (12th to 13th century)
Developed Stamford type ware represents the end of a pottery tradition that lasted from the 9th to mid 13th century.
Developed Stamford type ware represents the end of a pottery tradition that lasted from the 9th to mid 13th century.
Hardness
Hard
Surface treatment
Exterior thick dark green copper glaze
Core colour
White
Int surface colour
White
Ext surface colour
White
| DB ID | Modified | Description | Frequency | Size | Sorting | Rounding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 0 | Iron-rich pellets | Sparse | Fine | Sub-angular | |
| 65 | 0 | Quartz | Moderate | Fine | Well-sorted | Sub-angular |
| 66 | 0 | Clay pellets | Sparse | Coarse | Ill-sorted | Ovoid |
| Prefix | Fabric code | Reference document |
|---|---|---|
| Warks | WW201 | Soden, I, and Ratkai, S, 1998 'Warwickshire Medieval and Post Medieval Pottery Type Series', p. 147 |
| Lincs | B and C | Kilmurry, K, 1980 'The pottery industry of Stamford, Lincs, c AD 850 - 1250', p. 8-9 |
| Here | E1 | Vince, A, 2002 'The pottery in Thomas, A and Boucher, A, Hereford City Excavations. Further Sites and Evolving Interpretations', p. 84-85 |