Darn my fingers, agatized (banded like agate). Sort of a tiger stripe.  
Black-glazed redware works, for some reason I overlooked that one.

On Sep 11, 2008, at 10:50 PM, Patrick Tucker wrote:

> Not sure what you mean by "agitated," but it sounds somewhat like
> black-glazed redware. This is the archaeological category for the  
> type, not
> the decorative type listed in pottery manufacturers' records. I have  
> not
> seen this category in temporal contexts later than the 1830s.
>
> Regards,
>
> Pat Tucker
>
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> James
> Brothers
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> Subject: Pottery Type
>
> I have a pottery fragment from Virginia (late 1700s to end of 19C
> context). Earthenware, dark red paste. Glaze on one side is lustrous,
> other side is black and dark brown agitated. I'm pulling a blank, any
> suggestions?
> Thanks
> Jim Brothers