VESSEL

A ceramic rim sherd with a handle from a post medieval vessel dating to c AD 1650-1800. The fragment comprises a section of the rim and body of a large mouthed vessel with a handle attached to the outer surface. The body of vessel has a steep profile which appears to shallow probably to form a wide open dish. The top of the body rises to a sharp lip which then slopes down before rising again to form the rim of the vessel. On the outer face, the profile of the vessel is similar except that a rolled rib of decoration has been applied to the top of the body. This rib has been smoothed at the top towards the rim of the vessel but on the lower side has not been smoothed out. Attached to the rib is the handle. This is a roll of ceramic which has been shaped into a curve and slightly flattened to form a handle which has been been attached horizontally to the decorative rib and bent forwards slightly towards the rim of the vessel. The handle ends have been squashed roughly on both side of the rib to attach the handle. A dark reddish brown glaze has been carelessly applied to the interior of the vessel. It appears to have been more carefully applied to the lower part of the bowl but the rim has splatters of glaze. There are also splatters of glaze on the handle. The fabric of the sherd is a mid brownish red clay with a reduced grey core. There is evidence of sparse inclusions comprising small pieces of silica and shell. The sherd weighs 222.8g and measures 152.25mm in length and 47.77mm in height and is 63.56mm wide (including the handle) and 34.38mm wide without the handle).