Investigation of Coade Stone Fragments from West Dean College, Sussex
Author(s): Matthew Ponting
Six fragments of Coade Stone from West Dean College were investigated using low power optical microscopy, X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive analysis. Two of the fragments were found not be Coade Stone, but lime mortar used for a restoration treatment. The other four samples had compositions and structures similar to a published example. The components of Coade Stone can be confirmed as clay, flint, sand, ceramic grog and glass. Minor differences in composition suggest a change in the source of grog used in the recipe for the West Dean Coade Stone from the piece analysed earlier.
- Report Number:
- 93/2003
- Series:
- CfA Reports
- Pages:
- 5
- Keywords:
- Ceramic Post Medieval Technology
