. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 31.—Pedestal bases of small chafing dishes or standing salts. Top, exterior and interior of one sherd; bottom, exterior and top view of another sherd. Colonial National Historical Park. {From Smithsonian photos 43oj()- The only unquestionable evidence of how these ovens were used remains in the Bowne House, where the oven is built into the fireplace back. Originally, the oven protruded outdoors from the back of the ;' Conclusions Archeological, documentary, and literary evidences indicate that yellow sgraffito ware, grave
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 31.—Pedestal bases of small chafing dishes or standing salts. Top, exterior and interior of one sherd; bottom, exterior and top view of another sherd. Colonial National Historical Park. {From Smithsonian photos 43oj()- The only unquestionable evidence of how these ovens were used remains in the Bowne House, where the oven is built into the fireplace back. Originally, the oven protruded outdoors from the back of the ;' Conclusions Archeological, documentary, and literary evidences indicate that yellow sgraffito ware, gravel-tempered earthenware utensils, and gravel-tempered pottery ovens were made in several potteries in and around Barnstaple and Bideford in North Devon. Clay from the Fremington clay beds was used. The North Devon potteries manufactured for ex- port, sending their wares to Ireland as early as 1600 and to America by 1635. The trade was particularly heavy in the years following the Stuart Restoration and was tied to the influential 17th-century West- of-England commerce with America. New England, " Bowne House; A Shrine to Religions Freedom, Flushing, New York. Pamphlet of The Bowne House Historical Society, Flushing, , Maryland, and \'irginia received many shipments of North Devon pottery, an entire cargo of it having been delivered in Boston in 1688. Sgraffito ware found in colonial sites in Virginia and Maryland is from a common source. The style of decoration is unique to English pottery and reflects Continental elements of design. It is reminiscent of decoration found on English and colonial New England furniture and embroideries. The only counterparts of this ware—matching it in style, paste color, and technique—are found among 17th-century sherds exca\ated from the sites of two potteries in Barnstaple. The 18th-century and 19th-century North Devon sgraffito ware surviving above ground differs considerably in style and form but in other respects it is the
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