Rockingham Ware

Rockingham Ware

Rockingham-wares share many features of yellowwares and are often categorized as a type of yellowware, though some earthenwares and stonewares also have a rockingham glaze (Claney 2004:32). They are characterized by their thin, brown glaze overlaying a yellow body. They can also have apple-green glazes that were common from 1900-1940, featured in this collection. After the introduction of Staffordshire potters to North America in the 1830s, rockingham-ware became very popular and can be seen with either a uniform or streaked glaze depending on the year of production. Streaked glazes were popular from 1840-1870, with uniform glazes reigning in popularity from 1830-1840 and again after 1870. The pastes of these vessels were likely fired at a range of 1100-1350° C depending on the type of vessel used (earthenware, stoneware, etc.).

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1830-1940

Historic Ceramic

Earthenware- p1647/ACC 133, p1647/ACC 133, p1428/ACC 140, p1755/ACC 170, p5366/ACC 170.

Stoneware- p3208/ACC 170, p3208/ACC 170.