George Myers wrote:
>
> Now if we could just agree to move the pearlware date back, since it has been
> found in the wrecks of the "Orpheus" and the "Defence" and also at Pluckamin,
> NJ (excuse spelling if wrong for NJ site) all with tight dates before TPQ
> 1780. Maybe we should fight a war over it? I think the best past advertiser
> usually wins the date, or serendipity in the written record.
>
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OK. I don't know a lot about ceramics, so PLEASE correct me if I am
wrong, but I was always told that the reason for using manufacturer
names instead of type names was because of the difficulty in defining
some ware types. Thus, after identifying the sherd by pattern and/or
backmark (when possible) by manufacturer was the first thing to do. If
this is not the case, then I must warn you that this is what they are
teaching graduate students these days.
Would not this also eliminate the constant changing of date ranges for
wares as George just brought up?
I beg for someone to put me in my place here... my brain needs
educating!

Margan Grover