Hand Basin

Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place Made
Attributed to Bethabara or Salem North Carolina United States of America
Date Made
1775-1800
Medium
redware
Dimensions
DIA 15 3/4; HOA 6
Accession Number
2446
Description
DESCRIPTION: Deep redware ceramic bowl, with rounded rim indented on one side for pouring edge, and with two applied handles. Glazed dark brown inside, unglazed outside. Chipped in several places with repair.
History
HISTORY: “Pottery: Early pottery vessels were made from common clay which was shaped by hand or turned on a potter’s wheel before being glazed, decorated, and fired in a kiln. Great amounts were imported from Europe or produced here in similar forms. Although their course character deprived them of mention in most surviving home inventories, pottery shards found on 17th and 18th-century American domestic sites are among the most frequently encountered artifacts…

Basic Redware: A thick mundane earthenware that bore a minimum of decoration. It was usually covered inside (and sometimes all over) by a colorless lead glaze which gave a sheen to the surface and enchanced the red or brownish hue of the clay after firing.” (Neumann, p.238)

Credit Line
Purchase