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Blue hand-painted faience brune plate rim from the Spanish Fort area, manufactured in France in the 18th century.

White-slipped and green-glazed buff earthenware platter or milk bowl, manufactured in France in the 18th century, recovered from the Spanish Fort area.

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),…

Blue hand-painted pearlware cup/bowl rims in the "China glaze" style, manufactured in England.

Examples of English creamware, including "royal pattern" plate rims.

Bristol-glazed stoneware bottle fragments, with "GRAY PORTOBELLO" mark, from the W. A. Gray Pottery of Portobello, Scotland.

English pearlware bowl with unusual combination of marbled and mocha decoration.

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.

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.

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.