Perhaps the top pot was unglazed and sent to the waster heap when it 
eventually distorted.

paul



Mark Branstner wrote:

> Okay, I think I know the answer to this but somebody please set me 
> straight if I'm wrong ...
>
> I've been looking at mid-late nineteenth jiggered and/or molded bowls, 
> where the exterior rim is salt-glazed and both the interior and 
> exterior (below the rim) are Albany slip-glazed.  Since none of the 
> Albany slipped surfaces show any salt-glazed effects (orange-peel), it 
> would appear that none of the salt in the kiln is reaching the Albany 
> surfaces.  Therefore, I assume that "stacking" of the pottery is 
> effectively impeding the interaction of the salt vapors with the 
> Albany slipped area.
>
> Now ... I think I can visualize the stacking arrangement ... but it 
> seems inevitable that the vessel at the top or the bottom of the stack 
> would be at least somewhat affected by the salt ...  But I have yet to 
> see any evidence of that.
>
> Would appreciate any clarifications or comments that would alleviate 
> this stressful line of thought.