Fabric 69 - Oxidised glazed Malvernian ware
Iron rich clay with sparse to moderate Malvernian rock (acid igneous) inclusions (0.1-4.0mm), moderate quartz inclusions (0.1-0.7mm) and some mica. Some inclusions visible only as white specks.
Almost always bright orange throughout although sometimes with a reduced core.
Almost always bright orange throughout although sometimes with a reduced core.
Manufacture
Wheel-thrown
Decoration
Copper speckled orange glaze. Some vessels are plain others have stamped, incised or applied decoration.
Hanley Castle, WORCESTERSHIRE
Archaeological and documentary evidence indicates that pottery in this fabric was produced in the parish of Hanley Castle. Vessels in this fabric are found mainly in the valleys of the Severn and the Wye and the distribution has been discussed by Vince (1977). In the late 13th to 14th centuries the distribution was wide but on a small scale. In the 15th century the fabric is found in a more restricted area broadly south of Droitwich in the Severn Valley and Hereford in the Wye Valley. By the 16th and early 17th centuries distribution extended south of Bristol and along the south Wales coast. During this period pottery in this fabric was the only available earthernware type for c 25 miles from the centre of production.
Archaeological and documentary evidence indicates that pottery in this fabric was produced in the parish of Hanley Castle. Vessels in this fabric are found mainly in the valleys of the Severn and the Wye and the distribution has been discussed by Vince (1977). In the late 13th to 14th centuries the distribution was wide but on a small scale. In the 15th century the fabric is found in a more restricted area broadly south of Droitwich in the Severn Valley and Hereford in the Wye Valley. By the 16th and early 17th centuries distribution extended south of Bristol and along the south Wales coast. During this period pottery in this fabric was the only available earthernware type for c 25 miles from the centre of production.
Medieval to Post Medieval (Late 13th to early 17th century)
No precise date for the end of the industry is known. It was in decline by the early 17th century, possibly due to the enclosure of Malvern Chase in the 1630's which removed access to fuel.
No precise date for the end of the industry is known. It was in decline by the early 17th century, possibly due to the enclosure of Malvern Chase in the 1630's which removed access to fuel.
Hardness
Hard
Feel
-
Fracture
-
Core colour
Orange
Int surface colour
Orange
Ext surface colour
Orange
| DB ID | Modified | Description | Frequency | Size | Sorting | Rounding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 0 | Quartz | Abundant | Fine | Ill-sorted | Rounded-sub angular |
| 19 | 0 | Malvernian rock | Sparse-moderate | Fine | Angular | |
| 20 | 0 | Malvernian rock | Rare | Coarse | Angular | |
| 110 | 0 | Mica | Sparse | Ill-sorted | Flat |