WMID-467B61: An over-fired wheel thrown kiln waste coarseware sherd, showing the ridges formed by another vessel being laid on top during the firing process. Dates between the late 16th - 18th century.

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KILN WASTE

Unique ID: WMID-467B61

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A large wheel thrown sherd of coarseware kiln waste (91.2mm x 69.1mm; thickness: 12.2mm; weigth: 113.12g). This broken (including glaze on one of the breaks) sherd has mis-shapen and distorted during firing and have areas on one surface of bubbling/ blistering indicating very high temperatures. The sherd is poorly made with a reddish-grey fill with frequent large inclusions and small gaps. On the opposite side from the blistering surface, there is a distinctive ridge running across at a sligth curve, indicating where another vessel had been laid during the firing process. This vessel may have been used as a saggar (hard-fired cylindrical vessel) which would have been used to hold and encompass the more delicate material for firing.

This vessel dates from the late 16th - early 18th century (particularly the 17th century).

This find was found with records WMID-458D27, WMID-46E6C5, WMID-4748D7, WMID-47DA27, WMID-482097, WMID-495752, WMID-49BD47, WMID-4A18A8, WMID-4A77C8 & WMID-5EC7C6.

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 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1750

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 12.2 mm
Weight: 113.12 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 10th August 2004

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Dudley (Metropolitan District)
District: Dudley (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Cradley and Wollescote (Metropolitan District Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SO9384
Four figure Latitude: 52.45390792
Four figure longitude: -2.1044354
1:25K map: SO9384
1:10K map: SO98SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

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Recording Institution: WMID
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: About one year ago

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