Fabric 79 - Merida-type ware
Iron rich clay with abundant large mica flakes (<1.0mm) and moderate quartz inclusions (<3.0mm). Very occasional grog inclusions (<5.0mm).
The fabric is usually oxidised pink or orange throughout but some vessels have a reddish brown fabric with red surfaces. Reduced vessels have buff to grey cores and internal surfaces and sometimes pinky grey external surfaces.
The fabric is usually oxidised pink or orange throughout but some vessels have a reddish brown fabric with red surfaces. Reduced vessels have buff to grey cores and internal surfaces and sometimes pinky grey external surfaces.
Manufacture
Wheel-thrown
Merida/Alentejo, IBERIA
Produced in the Alentejo region of Portugal, spreading over the Spanish border to Merida. It is mainly found in coastal ports in Britain, but has been found inland in this region in Hereford, Gloucester and Worcester.
Produced in the Alentejo region of Portugal, spreading over the Spanish border to Merida. It is mainly found in coastal ports in Britain, but has been found inland in this region in Hereford, Gloucester and Worcester.
Medieval to Post Medieval (13th to 17th century)
Imported to Britain from the 13th century but most common in the 16th and 17th. Vessels found in Worcestershire date from the 14th to the 16th centuries.
Imported to Britain from the 13th century but most common in the 16th and 17th. Vessels found in Worcestershire date from the 14th to the 16th centuries.
Hardness
Hard
Core colour
Orange
Int surface colour
Orange
Ext surface colour
Grey
| DB ID | Modified | Description | Frequency | Size | Sorting | Rounding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | 0 | Mica | Abundant | Medium | ||
| 83 | 0 | Quartz | Moderate | Coarse | ||
| 84 | 0 | Grog | Rare | Coarse |
| Prefix | Fabric code | Reference document |
|---|---|---|
| Here | F3 | Vince, A, 1985 'The ceramic finds, in Shoesmith, R (ed); Hereford City Excavations, Volume 3', p. 62 |
| Worc City | 91 | Morris, E, 1980 'Medieval and post-medieval pottery in Worcester: a type series, in Carver, MOH (ed); Medieval Worcester: an archaeological framework', p. 233 |
| Warks | IMP01-09 | Soden, I, and Ratkai, S, 1998 'Warwickshire Medieval and Post Medieval Pottery Type Series', p. 179 |