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costrel

Accession number: 88.3/16
Collection place: Holland?
Production date: 1651-1800
Material: ceramic
Measurements: H 241 mm; W 220 mm
Museum Section: Post-Medieval
Summary: Globular costrel with bevelled rim, two strap handles, with thumb indentations at the body join. Short neck, extra clay smoothed down over join. Flattened and knife trimmed back, with central section broken and reconstruc ted (loose inside vessel). Base flattened. Front convex with throwing marks. Splashed lead glaze. Possibly a Dutch slipware fabric.
Location: Object stored at Mortimer Wheeler House (Ceramics and Glass store)
Category: Slipwares.

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