Pipkin
ca. 1500-1600 (made)
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Bowl of red, hard, sandy body. Vertical ridged sides. Glossy brown-green glaze inside. No lip on spout. One horizontal strap handle. Plain base, slightly concave. Circular, shallow with straight sides, flanged lip and contracted foot.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lead-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Pipkin of red earthenware with a brown-green glaze inside. English, probably London, 16th century. |
| Physical description | Bowl of red, hard, sandy body. Vertical ridged sides. Glossy brown-green glaze inside. No lip on spout. One horizontal strap handle. Plain base, slightly concave. Circular, shallow with straight sides, flanged lip and contracted foot. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs. E. Langdon |
| Object history | Excavated in Threadneedle Street, London (April 1920) and thought to have been made in the 17th century. |
| Production | Made in the London area. |
| Bibliographic reference | Rackham, Bernard, Medieval English Pottery, 2nd ed., London: Faber & Faber, 1972, fig. 7. illus.
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| Accession number | C.234-1939 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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