Colonoware pot from Cooper River, Charleston County, SC

A Colonoware ceramic pot from Cooper River, Charleston County, SC (c. 1700-1800). The unglazed vessel has a rounded body with a rounded base. The vessel has a lip that is smaller than the diameter of the vessel’s shoulder and a narrowed neck. The vessel is reddish brown with areas of dark discoloration. The vessel is fragmented and has been heavily cross mended. There is a large area of loss on one side of the body that extends from the just below the shoulder to the rim. The central design element are incised curvilinear lines bordered by two (2) lines at the vessel’s neck and shoulder. The exterior body and the interior lip and body of the vessel are lightly decorated with dark, irregular circular marks of varying sizes. Most of the circular marks are dark, but a few are outlined in white, textured paint near the large area of loss. On the bottom of the vessel are two (2) green pieces of museum putty matted with fibrous material.

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