Potsherd
Gallery Location
Not on View
Maker
Manufactured in England
Medium
Clay
Geography
Ontario, Fort Albany
Date
1678-1720
Period
17th-18th centuries
Dimensions
4.2 x 2.8 x 1 cm
Object number
970.391.1623
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: Archaeology of the Americas
Description
This ceramic sherd from Fort Albany, Ontario, comes from an English tin-glazed or ‘Delftware’ earthenware vessel. It is decorated with hand painted geometric motifs in purple and pink. This type of ceramic manufacture reached its peak in the 17th and 18th centuries.
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