Small Sherd of Flowers

Historical Information

Type: Printed Transferware

Pabric: Earthenware

Date: Late 19th Century

Find Location: The Thames Estuary, UK

Extra information:

This is a sherd of Beautiful black floral printed Transferware with hand painted underglaze. It has been sea-rolled and has been cleaned and shaped.

Earthenware is pottery that hasn't been fired to the point of vitrification, so it's slightly porous and coarser than stoneware and porcelain. The body can be covered completely or decorated with slip (a liquid clay mixture applied before firing), or it can be glazed. Usually, for both practical and decorative reasons, earthenware is glazed. To overcome its porosity (which makes it impracticable to store liquids in their unglazed state, for example), the fired object is covered with finely ground glass powder suspended in water and is then fired a second time. During the firing, the fine particles covering the surface fuse into an amorphous, glasslike layer, sealing the pores of the clay body.

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