I have already suggsted to Roberta they might be lids. In fact they are
virtually identical to some lids from 16th century Stoke wares I have just
wriite up but I have never seen anything like this in creamware.
paul courtney
---- Original Message -----
From: "Meta Janowitz" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 7:19 PM
Subject: Re: vessel types
> Hi Roberta,
>
> Well these are oddities. From the pictures it is hard to see if the bases
> are simply broken off or ground down? The shape of the bases (if they are
> the bases and not broken off finials) is, as you said, not typical for
> creamware. If they were lids, they might not have a flange if they fit
> onto bodies in the manner of Chinese covered cups of the 18th century.
The
> clue is probably in how the bases/finials were removed, but we are without
> any good suggestions.
>
> Meta