I agree with Carl. I've seen this as a part of a design motif, in blue, on pearlware from time to time, but have never seen it used as a dominant decorative motif, as on this piece. My impression is that the occasional blue "asterisk" was more common on sherds from the mid-Atlantic than on sherds from the Northeast or South, but I have no data to back up this possibility.
D. Babson.
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I've seen numerous examples of these asterisk/stars as elements of polychrome hand painted designs, but not as a stand alone dec. like this.
Carl Steen
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Thanks for the replies! Visit this flickr link for photos...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/52908546@N06/4879614947/
We'd love more input, thanks again in advance!
Jessica Costello
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I would love to see a photo. Is it hard to do, or too big to include? In
the NW Pearlware is pretty rare.
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Hello all,
I am wondering if anyone has ever come across pearlware with a star
pattern. We at Northeast Museum Services Center have seen sherds from
Minute Man National Historical Park and Salem Maritime National Historical
Park. Pattern consists of mostly haphazardly-placed stars (asterisk type)
in brown monochrome handpainting, and shell-edge type, scalloped rim in
same brown color. We are looking for other contexts/information.
Please contact me for photo!
Jessica Costello
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Northeast Museum Services Center
(617) 242-5613, ext. 226
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