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| Figure 26 Fragments of cylindrical mugs, or canns, Lewis Pottery, 1829–1837. H. 2 1/2". Nine white-bodied biscuit sherds seemed to group themselves as parts of similar, cylindrical vessels. There were three flat base fragments with turned footrims, wall fragments that were vertical when stood on their rims, and one molded handle. A wide band of brown slip had been applied to the walls, then had been shaved flat and smoothed, the turner’s tool leaving traces of horizontal scoring. The upper terminal of the white handle had brown slip adhering to it, and a corresponding lack of slip on a rim fragment revealed its probable location; a shallow flake out of a base was probably where the lower terminal had been attached. From these observations, an overall measurement of the vessel could be projected. Mugs of a similar size and shape were designated “square chocolates” by Leeds and other English potteries. Vodrey’s odd choice of decoration—the broad band of brown slip on the white body—suggests that he may have had this function in mind for these cups. |