China.

Because of the great variety and importance of the ceramic collection, a
few of the more representative types will be described briefly.

[Illustration: A FEW KNIVES, FORKS, AND SPOONS UNEARTHED AT JAMESTOWN.]

[Illustration: THE PEWTER SPOON HANDLE AT THE TOP, UNEARTHED AT
JAMESTOWN, IS THE OLDEST DATED PIECE OF AMERICAN PEWTER IN EXISTENCE. IT
WAS MADE BY JOSEPH COPELAND OF CHUCKATUCK, VA., IN 1675. THE SPOON ON
THE BOTTOM IS A CONJECTURAL RESTORATION OF COPELAND'S SPECIMEN.]

[Illustration: A FEW EXAMPLES OF LEAD-GLAZED EARTHENWARE MADE IN ENGLAND
DURING THE 17TH CENTURY. ALL WERE UNEARTHED AT JAMESTOWN.]

[Illustration: EXAMPLES OF LEAD-GLAZED EARTHENWARE MADE AT JAMESTOWN
ABOUT 1640-50.]

[Illustration: ENGLISH SGRAFFITO, OR SCRATCHED, WARE--ONE OF THE MOST
COLORFUL TYPES OF POTTERY UNEARTHED AT JAMESTOWN.]

[Illustration: ENGLISH SLIP-DECORATED WARE. ALTHOUGH MADE IN ENGLAND
MAINLY FOR LOCAL CONSUMPTION, MANY ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLES WERE SHIPPED TO
VIRGINIA DURING THE 17TH CENTURY.]

Lead-glazed Earthenware.--Most of these vessels were made for
utilitarian purposes, and were usually glazed only on the inside. While
some were made at Jamestown, the majority were imported from England.
One type, a grit-tempered earthenware, was manufactured in North
Devonshire. Another kind, a hard-fired earthenware, was also made in