unnamed object Item Number: 45KI765/P14-45 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

AMEC Analysis: Part: Rim Comments: This piece consists of two body fragments and the base of a large soup dish with gold floral gilding around the rim. The base was glazed by dipping - the color is blue. Three fragments of a stoneware vessel. Decorations include molding, blue dip glaze on exterior base, and gilding on, and below exterior rim. Largest fragments labeled 45KI765/P14-45a, middle fragment labeled 45KI765/P14-45b and smallest fragment labeled 45KI765/P14-45c. Body pieces cross mend to one another but not the base. Fragments have some fragile edges. Yellow staining around gilded design. Interior glaze is crazing. L. Penttila 2/8/2010

Collection Owner

Owned by The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

Credit Line

Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation

Geographical Search Terms

King County North America Northwest Coast Puget Sound Washington State Western United States Western Washington

Dimension Details

Depth = Thickness. Dimensions given are of largest fragment. Thickness measured at intact portion of rim, but not measured on other pieces due to variability. 145.6 g fragment is: L: 5.25"; W: 3.5". 152.6 g fragment is: L: 5.63"; W: 4.25".

Item History

What

Name
unnamed object
Identification Number
45KI765/P14-45
Material
stoneware ceramic
Manufacturing Technique
molded, gilded, clear glaze, colored glaze and fired
Overall
length 16.51 in, width 0.0 in, height 10.795 in, diameter 0.0 in, circumference 0.0 in, weight 214.8036135 oz

Who

Field Collector
Inc. AMEC Earth and Environmental

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on November 8, 2005

Other

Accession Number
2008-177
Classification
Site Type: Historic Debris Scatter/ConcentrationSite Type: Historic Object(s)
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
3
Excavated By
Rooke, Lara
Site Number
45-KI-765
Unit
Area P14