Pottery sherd

Pottery sherd of lustre decorated earthenware, probably the base of a teacup. The base is copper lustre, the side has a granular surface coloured pink with copper flecks. It was excavated from a well or cess pit behind the 'Plume of Feathers' public house, Greenwich, during building work in 1983.

Object Details

ID: AAA6287
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Pottery sherd
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1845
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 40 x 55 x 45 mm