TYPE: Woodruff Brown

AKA: Forestdale Brown and Forestdale Red (Gregory & Wilcox, 2007;216)

DATE: A.D. 500 to 1100 (Hays-Gilpin, Hartesveldt, 1998;150) See comments.

COLOR: Light brown to dark reddish brown, often gray-black fire clouded.

SLIP OR SURFACE TREATMENT: Not slipped, often finely polished.

VARIETIES: Non-smudged and smudged.

TEMPER: Coarse to fine sand or "white angular fragments" (likely sherds), see comments.

COMMENTS: The "white angular fragment" (likely sherds) variety dates approximately from A.D. 900 to 1100 (Hays-Gilpin, Hartesveldt, 1998;150).

 

1N Woodruff Brown Bowl Smudged Variety

 

2N Woodruff Brown Bowl Smudged Variety

 

3N Woodruff Brown Cup (Handle Missing) Smudged Variety

 

4Y Woodruff Brown Bowl

Approximate Dimensions: 7 3/8" by 3 7/8"

 

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