I'm surprised to find myself, after a few short months of watching mudlarking videos, commenting on many of the finds; " Oh, pipkin leg, barmann shard, slipware, that's a bit of samian ware there, etc." Thanks for the enjoyable videos and sending me off to bed just a wee bit smarter, :-)
Richard, I never do tire of your presentation of pottery. Besides the identifying characteristics, you provide context in a linear manner with a sprinkling of tidbits to make learning the basics enjoyable. Thank You! and Kind regards. Dudley
That German piece with the cobalt reminds me of a bit I found at a castle ruin in the Rhineland-Pfalz region; I had permission to take pieces home from an area with a middens behind the old kitchens where the cliff-edge was crumbling and spilling all the layers of remains down a hillside. This bit I found had a stamped-on clay adornment of Mary and the Christ Child; she had a halo made of stars, which I saw in churches all over Germany. It was broken right at the edge of the stamped-on bit and you could see the different colors of clay in the body and in the adornment. The base ground was gray glaze with cobalt on the designs; I'm not sure what the thing was-- a mug or jug, maybe?-- but it's a beautiful little scrap. The castle, Schmitburg, went down in a peasant's rebellion in the 16th century and was a really beautiful ruin.
When we would frequent museums in the past I used to walk right by anything pot-cup-bowl-ish because I thought it too utilitarian and mundane. Now, thanks to you, Mr Hemery, I now find pottery quite fascinating and am looking forward to visiting museums, but with a different goal in mind. :-)
very helpful to provide the complete plate/ bowl/charger from the fragments that your friend has found - your research absolutely makes each piece 'stick', as we learn about it. you could teach a course about pottery, and even how to do research to properly understand what may be found
Like the previous comment I also would pass Pottery unless it was beautifully decorated. Now thanks to Richard I am looking forward to spending more time at these displays.
How luck we all are! We look forward to seeing your channel posting and you look forward to the postman delivering Thames surprises to your door. Thank you
Sorry I'm late to the party, catching up on videos. Wow what a wonderful donation! I love when you show whole examples/ pictures/paintings, it helps the imagination run wild with the era of the pieces.😊
I have been watching the Jamesfort discoveries on you tube and they have some interesting pieces found. You mentioned finding Bartmann jugs in Jamestown in another video..thx
Near where I live, there's a stream in fields. Years back I found a piece of pottery in the stream. Took it to the BM and they said it was slipware. I'm about 4 miles from Harlow, so, maybe it came from there. Until I saw one of your videos: I think it was the one with Nicola, I didn't know Harlow was known for its pottery.
There's an early South Park episode with a poster in it.. in the cafeteria "Get High on Pottery!" w/ a picture of a person throwing a pot or something.. Always made me laugh lots. We Do. we're very thrilled with historical Pottery u nitwits Lmao...
Hi, I’m interested to know why ‘thumbing around the rim’ would only be post-medieval as opposed to thumbing around the base being medieval? Wonder how no one could have thought to do the thumbing around the rim in medieval times when the pot was being decorated?
Great video Richard. So nice of the donor! Two questions if I may: How do you tell between Metropolitan trailed slipware and trailed slip border ware? Is it the fabric, simplicity of the design, or the color? Also, is there a date when Westerwald transitioned from cobalt on sprig molded decorations (like the ubiquitous GR) to just the cobalt designs being "painted" on the vessel? Or were they contemporaries? As always, thanks Richard!
Just the design really. Borderware did not make much slipware, the Metropolitan rims are different. With regard to Westerwald, both techniques could be used on one vessel, but the painting becomes more prevalent from the 18th century, and into the 19th. Best wishes, Richard
I'm surprised to find myself, after a few short months of watching mudlarking videos, commenting on many of the finds; " Oh, pipkin leg, barmann shard, slipware, that's a bit of samian ware there, etc." Thanks for the enjoyable videos and sending me off to bed just a wee bit smarter, :-)
You'll be teaching me soon.
Mrs Hemery: "Richard!!! There's Thames mud in the sink again!" :D
That's the least of her worries!
Richard, I never do tire of your presentation of pottery. Besides the identifying characteristics, you provide context in a linear manner with a sprinkling of tidbits to make learning the basics enjoyable. Thank You! and Kind regards. Dudley
That German piece with the cobalt reminds me of a bit I found at a castle ruin in the Rhineland-Pfalz region; I had permission to take pieces home from an area with a middens behind the old kitchens where the cliff-edge was crumbling and spilling all the layers of remains down a hillside. This bit I found had a stamped-on clay adornment of Mary and the Christ Child; she had a halo made of stars, which I saw in churches all over Germany. It was broken right at the edge of the stamped-on bit and you could see the different colors of clay in the body and in the adornment. The base ground was gray glaze with cobalt on the designs; I'm not sure what the thing was-- a mug or jug, maybe?-- but it's a beautiful little scrap. The castle, Schmitburg, went down in a peasant's rebellion in the 16th century and was a really beautiful ruin.
Good for you 👍
What a nice find!
When we would frequent museums in the past I used to walk right by anything pot-cup-bowl-ish because I thought it too utilitarian and mundane. Now, thanks to you, Mr Hemery, I now find pottery quite fascinating and am looking forward to visiting museums, but with a different goal in mind. :-)
I'm so pleased to hear that. I can count you among my converts.
@@richardhemery6916 Oh yes, I drank the Koolaid. Out of a pot shard. ;-) :-D
I love the explanations and examples, I’m getting more and more quick with the correct answers🙂 thanks Professor!
Thanks Gabrielle!
very helpful to provide the complete plate/ bowl/charger from the fragments that your friend has found - your research absolutely makes each piece 'stick', as we learn about it. you could teach a course about pottery, and even how to do research to properly understand what may be found
I love love your channel. Many many thanks.
Excellent!! Thanks Richard
Like the previous comment I also would pass Pottery unless it was beautifully decorated. Now thanks to Richard I am looking forward to spending more time at these displays.
Yes the heating tiles always puzzled me, as to why so fancily marked on the hidden inside...knowing the Roman techniques it must have a function
Your videos are always informative and a complete delight ...
Thank you for your insights 👍
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Fascinating as always!
How luck we all are! We look forward to seeing your channel posting and you look forward to the postman delivering Thames surprises to your door. Thank you
Great video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. Live your vids.
Brilliant as ever. You make pottery so interesting!
Sorry I'm late to the party, catching up on videos. Wow what a wonderful donation! I love when you show whole examples/ pictures/paintings, it helps the imagination run wild with the era of the pieces.😊
Thank you Kelly!
So interesting!
Greetings from Sweden!
These are great! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for uploading another interesting vid. Stay safe.
I knew it was Quimper! Yay.
Absolutely fascinating--every time! Thank you!
I have been watching the Jamesfort discoveries on you tube and they have some interesting pieces found. You mentioned finding Bartmann jugs in Jamestown in another video..thx
Have learned and keep learning so much from your pottery videos -thank you! 🤗
Lovely tutorial Prof! :)
Great! Thank you for your reply, Richard. Best wishes! Tim
A very nice collection! Interesting when pieces of the same item are found.. puzzle pieces. Thank you for producing & posting!
Very interesting as usual. Thank you.
Near where I live, there's a stream in fields. Years back I found a piece of pottery in the stream. Took it to the BM and they said it was slipware. I'm about 4 miles from Harlow, so, maybe it came from there. Until I saw one of your videos: I think it was the one with Nicola, I didn't know Harlow was known for its pottery.
Yes, Medieval to 18th century.
Wonderful video, Richard ☺. Look forward to the next one!
Thanks so much, very informative as always.
There's an early South Park episode with a poster in it.. in the cafeteria "Get High on Pottery!" w/ a picture of a person throwing a pot or something.. Always made me laugh lots. We Do. we're very thrilled with historical Pottery u nitwits Lmao...
Hi, I’m interested to know why ‘thumbing around the rim’ would only be post-medieval as opposed to thumbing around the base being medieval? Wonder how no one could have thought to do the thumbing around the rim in medieval times when the pot was being decorated?
Great video Richard. So nice of the donor! Two questions if I may: How do you tell between Metropolitan trailed slipware and trailed slip border ware? Is it the fabric, simplicity of the design, or the color? Also, is there a date when Westerwald transitioned from cobalt on sprig molded decorations (like the ubiquitous GR) to just the cobalt designs being "painted" on the vessel? Or were they contemporaries?
As always, thanks Richard!
Just the design really. Borderware did not make much slipware, the Metropolitan rims are different. With regard to Westerwald, both techniques could be used on one vessel, but the painting becomes more prevalent from the 18th century, and into the 19th. Best wishes, Richard
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