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Kingston-type ware

(1240 - 1400)

The earliest Surrey whitewares found in London are dated to the middle of the 13th century. They are similar in fabric to 13th- and 14th-century pottery excavated from a number of kiln sites in Kingston upon Thames and have therefore been termed Kingston-type ware. During its heyday in the late 13th to mid 14th centuries, the industry provided Londoners with a wide range of practical and decorative tablewares and kitchen pottery, which is consistently among the most common wares found archaeologically over a period of about 100 years.

Kingston-type ware was made from white-firing, sandy clay, tempered with rounded quartz sand. All Surrey whiteware clays are typical of the Reading Beds, which outcrop in the Farnham area of Surrey, but not close to Kingston, so the raw materials were probably brought to the potters by cart or boat. Although there are variations within whiteware fabrics made in Kingston, they can usually be distinguished from other Surrey whitewares under low-power magnification by their abundant well-sorted quartz inclusions. All Kingston-type wares are wheel-thrown, apart from a few forms that were slab-built, such as dripping dishes and condiments. The glaze is characteristically varying shades of green, coloured by the addition of copper.

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