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VESSEL
Unique ID: LVPL-093F77
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
One (1) basesherd of a wheel thrown ceramic vessel of a local Post Medieval slipware pottery type (17th to 18th Centuries AD).
The sherd measures 51.09mm in length, 49.97mm wide and 10.50mm thick. It weighs 22.6 grams.
The sherd has a pale grey fabric, with a light yellow and dark brown glaze on the internal surface. This type of pottery was typically produced during the 17th and 18th Centuries AD and commonly referred to as slipware. The vessel form suggested by the basesherd present is probably that of a large open bowl.
Sherd specific details:
Fabric type: Slipware
Firing condition: oxidised exterior, unoxidised core, unoxidised interior.
Hardness: Hard
Surface texture: Smooth~~
Surface treatment: Pale yellow & dark brown glaze on internal surface.
Condition of sherds: Variable. Some sherds demonstrate a high degree of abrasion, with rounded edges whereas other sherds have sharp, fresh breaks.
Sherd has been photographed.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 51.09 mm
Width: 49.97 mm
Thickness: 10.5 mm
Weight: 22.6 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Glazed
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Ryedale (District)
To be known as: Ryedale
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
References cited
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