updated
September 26, 1995- ver.02-20-2002
**************** PORT ROYAL CERAMIC TYPOLOGY *****************
* = present in TAMU comparative collection
page in Noel-Hume
1. PORCELAIN (POR)
* 10 Chinese Porcelain, hard paste
11 (1800-1830) Canton Porcelain (262)
12 (1790-1825) Overglaze enamelled China trade porcelain (258-61)
* 13 (1660-1800) Overglaze enamelled Chinese export porcelain (261)
(erroneously called Oriental Lowestoft)
14 (1644-1880) Underglaze Blue (257)
15 (1574-1644) Underglaze Blue, Late Ming (257 & 264)
16 (post 1750) Familla Rose Palette
17 (post 1792) Willow Pattern
* 18 Imari
19 (1644..... Batavia ware, export porcelain, brown glaze on exterior, blue on white interior decoration
20 (1745-1795) English Porcelain, soft paste (137)
* 21 1800's 18th-century overglaze, floral decoration, hard paste
* 22 19th-century overglaze, soft paste
* 23 Blue-on white transfer print
* 25 20th-century porcelain
26 20th-century gold decorated
30
31 (1750-1795) Littler's Blue on porcelain (119-23)
32 Oriental (Chinese), undecorated
40 Molded
41 Figurines
50 (ca. 1820-) White Porcellaneous, totally vitrified, whiter, glossier
51 White Porcellaneous, transfer print on rim
60 White Chinese Porcelain
61 Undecorated, plain
62 Applique
63 Overglazed, engraved design, "secret design"
69 Figurines -- Incense -Fu Dogs
70 Chinese decorated for future use
71 Medallion dec. blue on white
2. STONEWARE (STW)
10 Brown Surface color
11 (1820-1900) Brown stoneware bottles for ink, beer, etc.
* 12 (1700-1810) Nottingham stoneware (lustered) glossy surface over a drab body
13 (1700-1725) Burslem "Crouch" pale brown SW mugs, white line between body and glaze
14 (1690-1775) Fulham, Brown salt glazed mugs
15 (1690-1775) British Stoneware (excluding 11, 13, 14)
16 (1700-1800) Staffordshire Brown - Buff paste, tan interior, white exterior glaze
17 Dent, Jugs with incised lines at neck/body, thin brown lip
18 London Stoneware, Saltglazed, chocolate/brownext/int.
20 (1550-1700) Rhenish (grey paste)
21 (1550-1625) Bellarmine, Brown salt glazed SW, well molded human face
22 (1620-1700) Deteriorated Bellarmine Face Bottles
23 (1540-1600) Rhenish Brown glazed sprigged mold decorated, Cologne type SW
24 "German" bottles (grey paste)
30 (1650-1800) Westerwald, Blue-Grey surface color, (grey paste)
* 31 (1700-1775) Westerwald stamped blue floral devices, geometric
* 32 (1650-1725) Westerwald, Sprig molding, combed lines, blue and manganese decorated (1760's) Rhenish SW
33 (1694-1800) British Monarch Ciphers
34 WR 1694-1702
35 AR 1650-1775
36 GR I / GRII 1714-1727 / 1722-1760
37 GR III 1760-1800
38 late 1700s Embelished Hohr Grey Rhenish SW sprig decorated but no blue or purple colors
39 (1700-1775) Westerwald chamber pots
40 White surface color
* 41 (1744-1775) "Scratch Blue" white salt glazed SW
42 (1765-1775) Debased "Scratch Blue" white salt glazed SW
43 (1720-1730) "Scratch Brown or Trailed" white salt glazed SW
44 (1740-1765) Molded white salt glazed SW
* 45 (1720-1805) White salt glazed SW excluding plates and molded
46 (1715-1775) Slip-dipped white saltglazed mugs, gray paste, brown lip
47 (1755-1765) Littler's Blue on White salt glazed SW (119-23)
48 Slipped English White Stoneware
* 50 (1740-1775) White Salt Glaze Stoneware Plates
* 51 Dot, diaper & basket weave
* 52 Bead and Reel
* 53 Barley
* 54 Queen's Shape
55 Royal Pattern
56 Feather Edge
57 Floral, leaves, basket
59 King of Prussia
60 (1755-1765) Transfer printed white salt glazed SW
USE SAME VARIETY # AS FOR PEARLWARE 8.60
70 Other
71 (1750-1820) Black Basalt SW
72 (1763-1775) Engine turned unglazed red SW
73 (1690-1775) Refined red SW, unglazed sprigged
74 (1732-1750) Ralph Shaw, Brown, slipped SW.
* 75 (1763-1775) Rosso Antico, dry bodied Red ware, Elers Ware
76 (post 1775) Jasper Ware
77 ( -- -- ) Clear Lead Glaze Red SW
80 American Stoneware &/or European
81 Brown Albany exterior glaze, Green alkaline interior glaze
* 82 Alkaline glaze, clear to greenish
* 83 Albany slip glaze on interior, salt glaze on exterior
* 84 Albany slip glaze on both surfaces
* 85 Salt Glaze, tiger mottle (no Rhenish grey paste)
* 86 Salt glaze, smooth (Rhenish grey paste not present)
* 87 Ginger, stoneware, ginger bottles, ink wells,
88 Manganese slip
89 Brown Albany slip top, white Bristol slip bottom jug
3. SLIPWARE (SLW)
* 10 (1670-1770) Lead glazed slipware - Staffordshire - buff yellow paste normally chocolate brown slip decoration on a yellow background with a clear lead glaze
* 11 (1700-1770) dot
* 12 (1670-1770) combed yellow (107)
* 13 (1670-1770) stripes or trailed
* 14 annular rings
15 marbled
16 joggled
17 reversed, with no decoration (solid brown slip background over a buff paste.
18 reversed, with decoration
19 combed, trailed & dotted
20 Sgraffito
21 (1650-1710) North Devon Sgraffito, red paste, white slip, pale yellow glaze-- results in a yellow surface with brown decoration
28 Dutch Cocereled (Pr86, 441) green glaze over white slip
30 (1612-1700) Wrothams Slipware, red paste, dark glaze, white sprig decorations
32 Solid white slip on interior on a red paste with a clear lead glaze (green to yellow color); exterior with a clear lead glaze (red color). May be reversed with glazed brown exterior and a green to yellow slipped interior.
40 (1630-1660) Metropolitan Slipware, red paste, clear lead glaze on a ginger brown surface with a white kaolin slip decoration that appears yellow under the glaze
42 Mottled glaze with light red paste
50 (1550-1603) Wanfried Slipware
53 (1655-1680) Staffordshire red slipware, red paste
60 (1610-1660) North Italian, Red Marblelized slipware Costrel (77)
65 North Holland Slipware - white slip decoration, overpainted green, ext. unglazed, red/brown paste, light brown lead glaze
66
70 Slipware body/Wieldon tortoiseshell glaze
* 80 French (?) slipware,
81 Saintonge, red slipped decoration (circles) pink paste
4. REFINED EARTHENWARE (REW)
10 (1740-1775) Wieldon ware, cream colored ware
* 11 (1740-1775) Wieldon Agateware
12 (1745-1775) Wieldon Clouded, mottled glazed
* 13 (1745-1775) Wieldon Tortoiseshell
(ON PLATES IN DESCRIPTION PUT EDGE DECORATION TYPE USED FOR 2.50)
20 Lead glazed earthenware (originally put in as 4.80)
21 Green
22 Brown
23 Dark green lead glaze (North Devon?)
24 (1700-1850) Staffordshire Combed flatware, buff paste
25 (1690-1850) Staffordshire Mottled, brown lead glaze, mottled with manganese (see Thomas pp 52)
26 Slip decorated, lead glazed
28 Dutch Cockereled (PR86, 441, green glaze over white slip
* 30 (1745-1790) Jackfield Ware - very black glaze, dark red/purple paste
31 Border Ware, buff paste, olive interior glaze (green, yellow, brown glazes). No treatment on exterior
32 Red Border Ware, clear glaze on red body = red
33 Borderware, buff paste, green glaze
35 Refined Brown Earthenware, includes white or blue slip
36 Post Medieval Fine Redware
37 Post Medieval Redware
40 (post 1788) Rockingham Ware or Bennington - chocolate brown glaze, yellow (brown) paste, esp. teapots.
50 (1725-1750) Astbury" Ware, White sprigged and trailed
* 55 (1790-1850) Luster decorated wares
60 Red Ware
61 Red Ware, black glaze
62 Red Ware, clear glaze
63 Red Ware, manganese glaze
70 (post 1820) Yellow Ware, English and American
71 Transfer print
72 Annular/Mocha
73 Embossed rims
74 Black/brown glaze on both surfaces (how does it differ from 4.40 ?)
75 White interior glaze
* 80 Mexican Earthenware
81 Burnished
82 Painted, may be brunished first
90 Molded Earthenware
91 Clay marble
92 Figurines
5. COARSE EARTHENWARE (CEW)
10 English
* 11 (1750-1810) Coarse Agate Ware, excluding door knobs
* 12 (1720-1775) Buckley Ware, yellow streaks in red paste
13 (1650-1775) North Devon Gravel tempered ware
* 14 (1650-1775) North Devon Plain, pink to grey paste, no temper, fine grained, external lead glaze
15 (1680-1780) Staffordshire Mottled (Manganese glazed coarseware) SEE 4.25
16 (1655-1850) Staffordshire Coarse Ware, red paste
17 ??? thick bowl, manganese interior glaze
20 (1690-1800) Red Coarse Earthenware, No tempering inclusions
21 Interior glaze
22 Exterior glaze
23 Interior/Exterior glaze
24 Black Glazed Redware
25 Vertical Black Glaze Stripe on exterior (sometimes interior) like Buckley
26 Dull black glazed redware, exterior glaze
27 Dull black glazed redware, internal glaze, buff paste
28 Dark red
29 Thin red earthenware - orange
* 30 (1500-1800) Spanish Olive Jars
31 Early Style
35 Middle Style
40 Late Style
45 Typical Olive Jar Paste - bowl - interior decoration
* 50 Mediterranean or Iberian Pottery
51 (1492-1700) Iberian Micaceous ware red paste
52 Lead interior olive glaze with white slip rim, no treatment on exterior
53 Same as 52, but no glaze
54 Storage jars, red paste
55 Seville Whiteware
56 Utility ware, often flat bottomed, sometimes interior glaze, engraved vertical line, PR83 #500
57 Costrel, double handle, cream to white paste, little temper, no glaze
(Change 89 varieties to this)
58 Wide shoulder, wide mouth
* 60 (1670-1900) Yabba, hand coiled
61 Red Paste
62 interior glaze
63 exterior glaze
64 both surfaces glazed
65 Dark Paste
66 interior glaze
67 exterior glaze
68 both surfaces glazed
* 70 (1670-1900) Yabba, wheel thrown
71-78 Same categories as for hand coiled Yabba
80 CEW with stamp decoration, green interior lead glaze, probably English
6. TIN ENAMEL (TIN)
10 British or Dutch, pale yellow or pink paste
11 Blue
12 Polychrome
13 Scenes, (panneled), pastoral
14 Floral
15 Geometric
16 Chinoiserie (panneled)
17 Bianca sobra bianca
18 Bianca sobra azul (Nevers like)
20 De-enameled delft
21 (1710-1740) Mimosa Pattern Delft, small leaf design
22 (1620-1720) English Delftware (Blue Dash Chargers)
23 (1640-1800) Plain White Delftware
24 (1750-1800) Plain Delft wash basin
25 (1680-1800) Delft chamber pots
26 (tentative) black interior glaze, flat bottom
27 (tentative) white interior glaze, brown exterior
? like Shaw Stoneware on an earthenware
28 (post 1757) Frazackerly, bright colors on English delft
29 Napkin holder/salt/cellar
30 (1630-1800) Ointment pots
31 (1630-1800) Cylindrical Delft ointment pots
32 (1730-1830) Pedestal-footed type Delft Ointment pot
33 (1700-1800) Everted rim, plain Delft Ointment pot
* 35 Dutch ointment, blue exterior, white interior
DR mark on bottom
40 (1620-1840) Apothecary jars
41 (1620-1775) Delft Apothecary jars (monochrome)
42 (1680-1840) Delft Apothecary jars (polychrome)
* 50 Faience
51 (1775-1800) Debased Rouen Faience - Red Paste
52 Nevers (white over blue)
* 60 Majolica
* 61 Columbia Plain (Deagan Coll. # 2-5-6)
62 Carerra Blue
63 Isabella
* 64 San Augustine (Deagan Coll. # 2-2-1)
* 65 Huejotz-banded (Deagan Coll. # 2-2-2)
* 66 Guanajuato (Deagan Coll. # 2-2-3)
* 67 Tumacacori III (Deagan Coll. # 2-2-4)
* 68 Aranama Polychrome (Deagan Coll. # 2-2-5)
* 69 San Elizario (Deagan Coll. # 2-2-6)
* 70 Pueblo blue on white (Deagan Coll. # 2-3-1)
* 71 (1650-1700) San Luis Polychrome (Deagan Coll. # 2-8-1)
* 72 (1600-1650) Ichtucknee blue on white (Deagan Coll. # 2-6-1)
* 73 (1550-1630) Santo Domingo blue on white (Deagan Coll. # 2-6-3)
* 74 (1650-1700) Pueblo Polychrome (Deagan Coll. # 2-6-4)
* 75 (1650-1700) ABO Polychrome (Deagan Coll. # 2-6-5)
* 76 Blue / green Basin (Deagan Coll. # 2-6-6)
* 77 (1500-1650) Yayal blue on white (Deagan Coll. # 2-7-1)
* 78 Aucilla Polychrome (Deagan Coll. # 2-7-4)
7. CREAMWARE (Mainly pre 1810) (CRW)
* 10 (1762-1780) Undecorated
11 (1775-1820) Deeper yellow creamware
12 (1775-1820) Lighter yellow creamware (126-28)
* 14 (1759-1775) Green glazed Creamware (Wedgewood) sames as 4.20
15 (1750-1765) Littler's Blue (119-23)
16 Brown glazed pitcher
* 20 Edge decorated Plates
21 Feather edge
22 Shell edge
23 Queen's shape or Royal Pattern
24 Royal Pattern
25 Spearhead
30 (1780-1815) Annular wares (131)
USE SAME VARIETY No. AS FOR PEARLWARE
40 Handpainted
* 41 Blue floral, underglaze
USE SAME VARIETY # AS FOR PEARLWARE
* 46 (1765-1810) Handpainted, overglaze enamel (125-126)
50 Flow decorated
USE SAME VARIETY # AS FOR PEARLWARE
60 (1765-1815) Transfer printed (technique first used on tiles in 1756) (126-28)
USE SAME VARIETY # AS FOR PEARLWARE
8. PEARLWARE (PRW)
By 1810 predominates (1780-1830-1865) Clear lead glaze with cobalt added
10 (1780-1820) Undecorated (rare)
* 20 (1730-1830) Edge decorated in blue, green, red
21 (1780-1830) Shell edge
22 (1780-1830) Molded feathers & fish scale
23 (1730-1830) Molded dots and plumes
24 (post 1800) Debased painting on edge
25 Embossed edge decoration (WW)
26 Molded Decoration
* 30 (1790-1890) Annular wares (131)
31 Annular or slip banded, Early -generally narrow bands and earth colors. Late - wide, bright color bands with narrow white or black bands
* 32 (1795-1890) Mocha
* 33 Swirl
* 34 Marbled
35 Circle and cube
* 36 Engine turned or rouletted
* 37 Finger Painted polychrome slip, worm pattern
* 38 Feather trailed
40 Handpainted (PW 1790-1830) (WW 1830-1860)
* 41 (1820-1840) Blue floral, underglaze
* 42 Earthen polychrome floral, underglaze
43 Bright polychrome floral, orange, green, pink, red, blue (mainly on WW)
44 Polychrome, other than floral, underglaze
45 Banded
46 (1765-1810) Hand painted, over glaze enamel (Creamware)
47 (1795-1815) Hand painted, underglaze, polychrome slip
48 Chinoiserie, blue under glaze decoration
* 49 Gaudy Dutch (similar or same as 8.43)
50 Flow decorated
51 Blue
52 Mulberry
* 60 Transfer printed (128-130)
61 ( ) Dark cobalt blue (1820-1840 for WW)
62 ( ) Green (1830-1860 for WW)
63 ( ) Purple lavender (1830-1860 for WW)
64 ( ) Black (1830-1860 for WW)
65 ( ) Brown (post 1825 for WW)
66 ( ) Red (1830-1850 for WW)
xx Thick gray blue, lavender
67 (1795-1840) Willow transfer painted
68 (post 1782) Chinoiserie
Transfer printed with handpainted overglaze
* 70 Stamped
* 71 Stamp decorated with a sponge, spatter
72 Stamped decorated with cork or wood or ?
9. WHITEWARE (WHW)
* 10 Undecorated
* 11 (1890-1900 Iron Stone or Granite China, clear alkaline glaze
.1 plates, shallow bowls
.2 mugs, pitchers
12
13 Chelsea Grape Ironstone
14 Luster Ware
15 20th-century utility wares, whited bodied
16 Shaving mugs/mugs
17 Marbled decoration
18 with solid color interior glaze
25 Embossed edge decoration see 8.2
80 20th-Century Earthenware
81 gold decorated
82 Gold gilded, stamp decoration, transfer print, probably iron stone
85 Late - narrow blue, red. etc. annular ring, esp. at rim, and at edge of bowl depression
90 Hospital Wares
91 Chamber pots
.1 Stamped decorated
.2 Marbled
.3 Sponge/splattered
92 bedpans
93 container (with broadarrow & "NB no. x")
FOR WHITE WARE USE SAME VARIETIES AS FOR PEARLWARE
ARCHITECTURAL MATERIAL
10 Bricks
11 Old bricks, solid, plain
12 bricks with maker's marks, solid
13 bricks with holes
14 Patio brick, brick, with thinner thickness
15 Dutch bricks, small, thinner, yellow brick
20 Tile
21 Clay roof, gable tile
22 Clay flat roof tile, 2 holes (shingles included here for PR87
23 Red, asbestos tiles
24 Black/Red slate tiles
25 Gable tile, 'V' shape or rounded
26 Roof tile, rounded
27 rounded with lug
30 Plaster
31 Wall
32 ceiling
33 floor
34 Mortar
40 Wood Shingles