RU-036-MC-001

Box Number: 
RU-036
Location: 
Rutgers-Camden
Status: 
cleaning complete
labeling complete
data entry in progress
Artifact type: 
associated find
Material Type: 
ceramic
Description: 

- bag labeled "RU-036-MC-(001-016) JSH + JJC cleaned + labeled bag" stored in RU- 401 box

- white ceramic-like material, fragment

- 6 mm thick

- blue and white design on one side

- dark and medium cobalt blues

- Western-style building (design cut-off) - likely European/colonial imitation of Chinese traditional blue and white porcelain

- some design similarities with the Dutch tiles in the Philadelphia Museum of Art collection (Pennsylvania Dutch)

Photos: 
Date: 
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
References: 
http://theantiquesalmanac.com/theoriginsofblueandwhiteware.htm
https://philamuseum.org/collection
Date: 
Yes
Date Range: 
1747 to 1805
Material Culture ID: