CHEL/CHELCW - Chelmondiston Ware and Chelmondiston coarseware

Hard, fine sandy (sub-angular to sub-rounded; uncoloured, white, cream, brown, grey). Glazed wares typically oxidised to bright orange, coarsewares more likely to be grey or buff. Some glazed wares have reduced surfaces, but not clear if this was the intended outcome.

The jugs have collared rims and mainly unthumbed bases, and glaze was applied as a ‘bib’ (all comparable with LMT), but the rims can be quite short collars, and the handles are as likely to be grooved and stabbed as plain (more comparable with Hollesley wares).

Probably a type of early LMT (ELMT), but also within the East Anglian Redware (EAR) tradition.

Examples from the Chelmondiston kiln site.