Susan, Where did you see the term. The sentence it occurred in might be helpful. Peace, George On Sat, Aug 20, 2016 at 10:50 AM, Branstner, Mark C <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Susan, > > I assumed that the author meant to say ‘maroon’ instead of ‘morton’ … > i.e., a reddish-purple, rather than a true red. > Of course, I may be wrong. > > I am unaware of any formal research dating ‘peafowl’ or ‘log cabin’ or any > of the other related designs, other than to note ca. 1840-1860 dates. My > understanding is that virtually none of it is marked in any meaningful > fashion. If somebody knows something different, I would also be glad to > hear about it … > > Mark > > _____________________________________________________________ > > Mark C. Branstner, RPA > Senior Historical Archaeologist (Retired) > Illinois State Archaeological Survey, > Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign > Great Lakes Research, LLC > 1116 Dodge St., Lake Geneva, WI 53147 > 217.549.6990 / [log in to unmask] > > > > On 8/19/16, 6:19 PM, "HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY on behalf of Susan Walter" < > [log in to unmask] on behalf of [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Hi there, > Please: > Could someone tell me what the term “morton” means in regards to edge > molded wares? > And does anyone know date ranges for the spatter/sponge peahen pattern? > Thanks, > S. Walter >