Fabric 78 - Post-medieval red ware
Form number
78/04
Manufacture
Wheel-thrown
Type
Flared cup
Rim description
Simple flared
Handle description
Small, looped
Base description
Footring
Glaze color
Black
Glaze extent: internal
Total
Glaze extent: external
Total
Decoration description
Sliver black glazed, running underneath base.
Function
Drinking vessel.
General distribution
Commonly found in assemblages of this date across Worcestershire.
Post Medieval (late 16th - 17th century)
Notes
Vessels of this form are commonly high fired, giving the fabric a dark purplish colour and the glaze a lustrous appearance. In many examples, the glaze is thick and has run down the body and underneath the base, often making the vessel unstable when sat on a flat surface.