These two sherds are decorated with a medium blue transfer print in a pattern called "Classical Antiquities"-a scenic series registered March 13, 1849 by the Joseph Clementson owned English firm of Phoenix Works that was located in Shelton, Hanley. The series depicted various exploits of the mythical Roman figure of Ulysses (Greek Odysseus)(Snyder 1977:44;Coyish and Henrywood 1994:201)
The sherd at top-left probably derives from a hollowware form not unlike the whole pitcher seen at right. This pitcher displays the same motif as seen on the sherd recovered from the Reed Farmstead site.
The sherd at bottom-left is probably a rim from a small cup or bowl and displays scrolling acanthus leaves and a portion of a low classical vase holding a grape cluster. This motif usually formed the decorative border elements associated with the "classical Antiquities" pattern. Unfortunately, given that multiple companies used similar borders and certain design elements during the 19th century, it is impossible to definitively attribute this particular sherd to a given pattern beyond the fact that this border and/or its variants were at least in use by ca. 1849.
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