At 01:45 PM 8/12/99 -0400, you wrote:
>That sounds good.  I called my spouse, who tells me that she fires bisque to
>1800 F and glaze to 2280 F (I think this is for a porcelain body.  She mixes
>her own glazes in a messy process that I know nothing about except "don't
>inhale").  So I would think putting a few sherds in firings might tell us
>something.  She also said including historic sherds wouldn't hurt her wares
>so long as the old stuff didn't melt, but that's easy to contain.  I will
>see if the State folks here in NC are willing to sacrifice a few sherds to
>the furnace (Hey, come on, Linda, you'll get 'em back).
>

OK, Richard....for the sake of science and all.  One question would be
whether or not the sherds (or dishes) would be saggered (enclosed within a
specialized piece of kiln furniture).  We've got a few sacrificial sherds
(read unprovenienced) for the bake.  Call me to collect them.
L.
Dr.Linda F. Carnes-McNaughton
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Archaeology Supervisor
Historic Sites Section
4621 Mail Service Center
NC Department of Cultural Resources
Raleigh, NC 27699-4621


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