Badorf Ware

A type of pottery of the 8th-9th centuries in the hills of Cologne, Germany. The globular pitchers and bowls of the Carolingian period are the best known. Badorf-ware kilns have been excavated at Bruhl-Eckdorf and Walberberg and products have been found in the Netherlands, eastern England, and in Denmark. In the 9th century, the pots began to be decorated with red paint. Gradually new forms and styles known as Pingsdorf Wares evolved.

Distinctive type of pottery dating to the later 8th century and the 9th century, made in the Vorgebirge hills west of Cologne. The pottery was probably produced in the typical cream fabric as early as the 7 th century, but the globular pitchers and bowls of the Carolingian period are the best known. Badorf-ware kilns have been excavated at Bruhl-Eckdorf and Walberberg in recent years; the products of these workshops have been found in the Netherlands, eastern England, and as far north as Denmark. At some time in the 9th century the pots were first decorated with red paint, and gradually the new forms and styles known as Pingsdorf wares evolved.

A type of pottery of the 8th to 9th centuries from the hills of Cologne, Germany. The globular pitchers and bowls of the Carolingian period are the best known. Badorf-ware kilns have been excavated at Bruhl-Eckdorf and Walberberg and products have been found in the Netherlands, eastern England, and in Denmark. In the 9th century, the pots began to be decorated with red paint. Gradually new forms and styles known as Pingsdorf wares evolved.