Type Name:

BLACK LEAD GLAZED COARSE EARTHENWARE

Category:

LEAD GLAZED COARSE EARTHENWARE

Production Origin:

MEXICO

Production Date Range:

1700-1770

Defining Attributes:

Cream to reddish brown-colored, compact, sandy paste.

Interior and exterior of vessels are covered with an opaque, reflective black glaze, occasionally with a lustrous appearance.

Vessel Forms:

BOWL
JAR
PITCHER
PLATE
SAUCER

Comments:

Examples from Florida exhibit paste ranging in color from cream to orange-ish brown. Examples reported from the southwestern United States have a reddish-brown paste. Black Lead-glazed Coarse Earthenware is distinguished from English Buckley ware by its single-color paste.

Published Definitions:

Deagan 1987; Barnes 1980