Old Terracotta Jar Lid

[farmdump]

Found this today while metal detecting. Im not sure how old it is and I’m not sure what kind of pot it would’ve went to. It has marks on the bottom of it but I’m not if it’s glazed or not. I found it about 6 inches below the surface.

 

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[Tpmetal]

stoneware not terra cotta. Looks wood fired to me, which puts kind of a glaze on it.

 

[farmdump]

Alright so would that mean that it was made before 1900?

 

[Tpmetal]

Alright so would that mean that it was made before 1900?

hard to say, stuff like that is still made today by artists and artisans. but from the looks of it i would say quite possibly.

 

[farmdump]

Yeah I wouldn’t be surprised if it was since it was found beside an old farmhouse that dates back to the 1820’s.

 

[Plug N Play]

Crock lid, me thinks.

 

[Old Pueblo]

Probably old if you found it 6 inches down.

 

[farmdump]

Yeah I also found an old lamp beside it as well.

 

[farmdump]

I’m guessing that the spot were I found the stoneware was the old house dump.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

What is the diameter?