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It came from the sewer. Or, more accurately, it probably came from a ditch, or a cesspit. It isn’t particularly intricate: simply a plate, average sized, with a shallow well. The glaze is off-white, the colour of tallow or bone or parchment, and the text is clear-sky blue; all typical for Delftware of this kind. All in all, it’s technically unremarkable, as far as 17th century pottery goes. What is remarkable is its inscription: “You & I are Earth / 1661”.
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