Ontario Archaeology Guide

Historical 1845-1870 Machine cut nails ↑ Ironstone is introduced during this era and rapidly gains popularity, although RWE remains common. Ironstone has a grey undertone, a thick, dense matrix and a glassy glaze. Wheatware and other moulded designs were particularly popular Stamped decorations made with a cut sponge Floware is a transfer print with a blurred effect, it is usually on ironstone and occurs in blue or mulberry, a dark blue that is almost black Straight edgeware, not impressed, 1865-1895 Yelloware has a dense yellow to buff coloured body, frequently with factory slip decoration Handpainted ceramics continue to be popular and feature the late palette colours red, bright green and black Kerosene lamp parts and chimney glass which often had a beaded rim, after 1860