South Somerset ware cup

This cup was made in the potteries of South Somerset and was discovered during archaeological excavations in Exeter. It is decorated with trailed lines of wet slip, which was a common method of decoration used on post-medieval pottery.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
300/1988/2535
Category
Antiquities
Collection Class
Exeter archaeology
Collection Area Region
Northern Europe
Collector Excavator
Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit
Material
potterySouth Somerset ware
Common Name
South Somerset ware cup
Simple Name
vessel
Period Classification
Post Medieval (1500-1750)
Production Year Low
1690
Production Year High
1720

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South Somerset ware, cup