Type Name:

ROCKINGHAM WARE

Category:

LEAD GLAZED COARSE EARTHENWARE

Production Origin:

UNITED STATES

Production Date Range:

1850-1950

Defining Attributes:

Thick, hard, compact, yellow paste

Body is often covered in a clear lead glaze, fired and covered with an additional brown manganese glaze

The combinations of these two glazes result in a mottled look with the melting of the two glazes

Vessel Forms:

CROCK
JAR
PITCHER
POT

Comments:

Similar to yellowware

Published Definitions:

Gallo 1985