Fabric 64.2 - Glazed sandy white ware


Iron-free clay with abundant quartz (<0.5mm) and very occasional red sandstone inclusions (<6mm).
The fabric is usually off-white or buff, occasionally with a reduced grey core.

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Fabric 64.2 Glazed sandy white ware), (

Manufacture
Wheel-thrown
Decoration
Vessels often have a pinkish orange wash on the internal and external surfaces and a thin lead glaze speckled with darker green. On jugs a combination of incised lines, roller stamping and applied decoration was used.
Unlocated , STAFFORDSHIRE
The source of this ware is not known. It has been identified in quite large quantities in Droitwich and Worcester. The vessels are very similar to some found in Stafford (Ford 1995) and are thought to be of Staffordshire production.
Medieval (13th to early 14th century)
Dating of this ware is based on evidence from excavations in Worcester

Texture & Colour

Hardness
Hard
Surface treatment
Green lead glaze / pink wash

Core colour
Grey
Int surface colour
Pale buff
Ext surface colour
Pink
Int margin colour
Buff
Ext margin colour
Pale buff

Inclusions (2)

DB ID Modified Description Frequency Size Sorting Rounding
26 0 Quartz Abundant Fine Ill-sorted Rounded
27 0 Sandstone Sparse Coarse Ill-sorted Sub-rounded

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Concordance (1)