Transferware Sherd
Glazed ceramic
A fragment of patterned tableware, blue or brown printed designs softened by the surf.
- Typical size
- 0.5–2 in
- How often it turns up
- Uncommon
- Collecting
- Check local rules
- Handling
- Safe to handle
Modern sherds are fine to collect. Pieces from a known historic or shipwreck site are archaeological — photograph and report them.
How to tell it apart
- Printed pattern under a glossy glaze
- White or cream body
- Rounded edges from tumbling
Found one?
Photograph it and BeachNut will rank the likely matches, then log it to your collection.
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