Strainer
Dateca. 1760
OriginEngland, Staffordshire
MediumLead-glazed earthenware (tortoiseshell-colored earthenware / creamware)
DimensionsOH: 1 3/4in; Overall diameter: 2 5/8in.
Credit LineGift of Troy D. Chappell
Object number2016-152
DescriptionLead-glazed, cream-colored earthenware strainer of a cylindrical shape, the flat bottom rising to a slightly flared and everted rim; the body is supported on three masked lion-paw feet. The body is pierced on the sides with three sets of six holes in triangular patterns and on the base with seven holes arranged in a circular pattern. The entire object is decorated with splotched tortoiseshell colors of black, green, and yellow.
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