Distribution of Ceramics at the First Baptist Church
Type of Ceramics by Sherd Count:
Total Sherd Count: 378 Sherds (100%)
Coarse Earthenware: 87 Shereds / 23%
Refined Earthenware: 273 Sherds / 72.2%
Stonware: 8 Sherds / 2.1 %
Ironstone: 3 Sherds / 0.8%
Porcelain: 7 Sherds / 1.9%
Distribution of Ceramics by Weight:
Weight of Entire Assemblage: 257.2g (100%)
Trench C1: 10.1g / 3.8%
Trench C2: 31.8g / 12.3%
Trench D1: 36.6g / 14.1%
Trench D2: 69.6g / 27.0 %
Trench D3: 15.2g / 5.9%
Trench D4: 93.9g / 36.9%
Coarse Earthenware Assemblage
A: Trench D4 SU3: Brown Salt Alkaline Glaze
B: Trench D2 SU5: Unglazed
C: Trench C2 SU7: Unglazed Redware
D: Trench D3 SU1: Unglazed Redware
E: Trench D2 SU3: Lead Opaque Glazed Redware
F: Trench D2 SU2: Unglazed
G: Trench C1 SU3: Brown Lead Opaque Glaze on one side, Pale Blue Lead Opaque Glaze on the other side
H: Trench D1 SU3: Redware; Side 1: Brown Tin-enameled Lead Glaze, Side 2: Brown Tin-enameled Lead Glaze with Silver Metallic Overlay
Refined Earthenware Assemblage:
Production Date Range:
Whiteware (1830-Present); Creamware (1762-1820); Pearlware (1780-1840)
A: Trench D2 SU3: Pale Green, Lead Transparent Glaze
B: Trench D2 SU8: Cream Colored, Lead Transparent Glaze with Dark Gray, Transfer-printed Cavettos/Floral Designs
C: Trench D4 SU3: Lead Transparent Glaze with Hand-painted Flow Blue Decoration
D: Trench D1 SU4: Creamware with Lead Transparent Glaze and a Molded, Hand-pained Blue Rim
E: Trench C1 SU3: Brown, Lead Opaque Glaze
F: Trench C2 SU5: Brown Transfer Print Decoration, Uncertain Glaze Type
Stoneware Assemblage
A: Trench D2 SU5: Gray, Salt-glazed
B: Trench D4 SU8: Cream Colored, Salt-glazed
C: Trench C2 SU5: Cream Colored, Salt-glazed with Molded Pattern; Production Date Range 1720-1770
D: Trench D1 SU2: Brown with Reddish Tinge; Salt-glazed
E: Trench D1 SU5: Gray with Incised Blue Bands (filled with Cobalt Blue Oxide); Salt-glazed
Porcelain Assemblage
Note: Sherds A and C appear to come from functional dining ware and were therefor probably not lead-glazed. Sherd B, on the other hand appears as if it could have been purely decorational.
A: Trench D4 SU3: White, Very Thin
B: Trench D3 SU2: Blue Design, Red Edges; Possibly Lead-Glazed; Piece of Lattice-Edged Plate
C: Trench D1 SU3: Handle of a Teacup with Gold-gilding
Ironstone Assemblage: Production Date Range 1840-1930
A: Trench D3 SU3: Hand Painted Blue
B: Trench D1 SU7: Hand Painted Blue
C: Trench C1 SU4: Hand Painted Blue
CERAMICS FINAL (pdf)
