An array of hand-built Indigenous pottery, including untempered, grog-tempered, and shell-tempered varieties, all collected from redeposited shell near Spanish Fort.
English "Victorian majolica", reflecting Art Nouveau influences with naturalistic designs, was popular in the U.S. in the second half of the nineteenth century. This piece was recovered from the vicinity of Spanish Fort.
This tin enameled pottery in the Spanish tradition, decorated with green on yellow/orange decoration, was likely manufactured in the Puebla region of Mexico. In New Orleans, it usually signifies dates in the Spanish Colonial era.
This tin enameled pottery in the Spanish tradition, decorated with blue on white decoration, was likely manufactured in the Puebla region of Mexico. In New Orleans, it usually signifies dates in the Spanish Colonial era.
The age of many English refined white-firing earthenwares can be distinguished in part by subtle differences in clay and glaze composition. The column on the left is creamware (ca. 1760s-1820s), the middle column is pearlware (ca. 1780s to 1830s),…