Artifact Colonial

Staffordshire slipware pottery

1675-1770

Staffordshire slipware pottery dated 1675-1770 from Lot 5
Staffordshire slipware pottery — 1675-1770
Photo: The HISTORY Channel
Location Lot 5, round feature
Discovered Season 13
Date Range 1675 AD – 1770 AD
Category Artifact
Era Colonial

About This Artifact

Fragment of Staffordshire slipware pottery unearthed by archaeologist Fiona Steele at the round feature on Lot 5. Laird Niven dated the piece to 1675-1770, representing some of the earliest pottery found in the feature. Staffordshire slipware was a type of lead-glazed earthenware produced in Staffordshire, England, characterized by trailed slip decoration.

Historical Context

Fiona Steele, Laird Niven; The Curse of Oak Island Season 13 Episode 1

Where It Was Found

Found at Lot 5, round feature — Oak Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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