NZ HISTORICAL CERAMIC DATABASE
This database is a research tool for archaeologists (and
others) interested in ceramics recovered from sites
in New
Zealand. Such items are useful for researchers for dating sites
and identifying those potteries supplying the colonies
during Victorian era.
The information gathered here is designed to bridge a gap between
the wealth of documentation available on British potteries (and
particularly the Staffordshire potteries) and the difficulties
of
archaeological identification of the ceramics. The focus is therefore
on the following:
- Images of patterns
- Makers marks and Manufacturers
- Dating information
- Standardisation of recording of unknown patterns.
While every attempt is made to ensure (and constantly improve)
the accuracy of the information provided here, no responsibility
is accepted regarding the use of the information contained in the
website. For academics the original source material is always the
preferred option.
LATEST NEWS
May 2019.. After a brief outage, the site has been upgraded using PHP7.
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