Thetfordn.
/ˈθɛtfəd/ Used attributively to designate Saxo-Norman pottery of a type made in Thetford and in other parts of East Anglia. Usually as Thetford ware.
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Thetford ware1949
Stamford ware1956
1949 Archaeological News Let. Feb. 3/1 Until quite recently the origin and affinities of St. Neots (or Thetford) pottery have been misunderstood.
1956 Proc. Cambridge Antiquarian Soc. 49 46 There is also evidence that Thetford ware was made at Norwich and Ipswich.
1966 Daily Tel. 31 Oct. 14/5 The kilns themselves and the finds of pottery may shed new light on Thetford ware which is known all over East Anglia... This is the first time that a good specimen of a Thetford ware kiln has been available for examination.
1971 Canad. Antiques Collector Apr. 17/2 Thetford Ware which is very frequently found at North Elmham is well made, fired hard and has a very characteristic ‘feel’ which is sandy, but not as friable as the shell-gritted St. Neots Ware also found in this region.
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