ceramics in Herefordshire

The Woolhope Club

Medieval Leominster area wares

Fine siltstone-tempered ware (siltstf)

Sparse finely crushed siltstone temper, sparse ill-sorted quartz and moderate mica, plates of which were particularly noticeable on the unglazed surfaces

forms

tripod pitcher; jug; bowl; cooking pot/jar.

Jugs: thumbed, single finger impressions. The bases thumbed, single finger impressions. Handles - slashed rod, slashed strap, stabbed strap. Decorated with incised horizontal lines, combing, spiral, oblique and rectangular roller stamp, frilled neck cordon. Occasionally have underglaze white slip.