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VESSEL
Unique ID: DENO-3F7CBF
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete rim sherd of a wheel thrown vessel of the Post Medieval period dating from c. AD 1600 - c. AD 1700.
The rim sherd consists of a fabric similar to that known as Black ware, dating from the 17th - 18th century. The sherd is triangular in plan and rectangular in section. The exterior is a dark purple in colour. The interior is covered with a dark purple to black glaze, the glaze has small air bubbles in the surface. The top edge is rounded and the rim is D shaped in plan and there is a groove at the base of the rim, accenting the D shape ridge of the rim. The sides appear to taper out slightly. Suggesting this sherd is from a mid size storage jar or cooking vessel. The sherd has small light inclusions within the fabric. The vessel has been overfired resulting in bubbling on the surface
The sherd measures 32.3 mm in length and is 53.9 mm wide, it has a maximum thickness of 7.9 mm at the rim and is 5.9 mm at the base of the sherd. It weighs 16.0 g.
Sherd specific details:
Fabric type: Midlands Purple Ware
Sherd type: Rimsherd
Rim diameter: 140 mm
% of rim remaining: 6 %
Sherd thickness: 7.9 mm
Firing condition: oxidised exterior, oxidised core, oxidised interior
Hardness: hard
Surface texture: smooth
Surface treatment: metallic manganese (dark purple/black) shiney glaze on interior surface. Overfired resulting in bubbling on the surface.
Condition of sherd: Slightly abraded.
Class: Midlands Purple Ware
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: 32.3 mm
Width: 53.9 mm
Thickness: 7.9 mm
Weight: 16 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st November 2016 - Wednesday 30th November 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Derby E8443
Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Rushcliffe (District)
Parish or ward: Bingham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK7040
Four figure Latitude: 52.95282096
Four figure longitude: -0.95953977
1:25K map: SK7040
1:10K map: SK74SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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