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.