Antique 1912 Orangish-Brown Redware Glazed and Slip Decorated 6" Plate SE PA
Description: This is an antique small (~6") dish or pie plate most likely made in Lancaster County Pennsylvania. This orangish-brown colored glazed plate is nicely decorated with yellow slip lines indicating the date 1912. The dish has a round flattened base with flared rounded sides ending at a plain edge. A very nice Pennsylvania piece that survived intact for over 100 years. The dish shows general crazing to the glaze but no loss of glaze or surface coloring. The plate has three small chips to the edge, which we show in the photos. The back of the plate is intact with some dark areas and is unglazed showing the natural coloring of unglazed redware. The dish is solid and beautiful with no breaks, hairlines, or repairs. A beautiful old small slip decorated redware plate deserving of a spot in your collection. The piece has nice glazing and good coloring. This beautiful glazed antique redware piece was made in what we believe is Lancaster Count Pennsylvania. Please carefully review the photos presented as they are part and parcel of our description.
Date: The plate is dated 1912.
Origin: Was purchased at an estate sale in Lancaster County Pennsylvania, where it was likely made.
Size: Measures ~6" in diameter at the top and is ~1" high. The piece weighs ~9 ounces.
Maker: Unknown.
Marks: Unmarked.
Distinguishing Characteristics - Most Interesting About The Piece: This is a very nice antique small dish in excellent original condition worthy of a spot in your collection.
Condition: The dish is in very good condition with no cracks, no repairs, and no hairlines. The piece has general crazing to the glaze which is difficult to see due to the coloring. The plate has three small chips to the edge, which we show in the photos. The back of the plate is intact with some dark areas and is unglazed showing the natural coloring of unglazed redware. This is a solid and beautiful antique redware small slip decorated redware plate, with no breaks or repairs. The piece also has a few of the normal defects you would expect in a piece of primitive pottery of this type such as spots where the glaze did not fully flow, pops, slubs, and surface roughness. Be that as it may, the piece is solid, intact, beautiful and would display very well in your collection of old redware. Please see photos for additional condition information.
Date: The plate is dated 1912.
Origin: Was purchased at an estate sale in Lancaster County Pennsylvania, where it was likely made.
Size: Measures ~6" in diameter at the top and is ~1" high. The piece weighs ~9 ounces.
Maker: Unknown.
Marks: Unmarked.
Distinguishing Characteristics - Most Interesting About The Piece: This is a very nice antique small dish in excellent original condition worthy of a spot in your collection.
Condition: The dish is in very good condition with no cracks, no repairs, and no hairlines. The piece has general crazing to the glaze which is difficult to see due to the coloring. The plate has three small chips to the edge, which we show in the photos. The back of the plate is intact with some dark areas and is unglazed showing the natural coloring of unglazed redware. This is a solid and beautiful antique redware small slip decorated redware plate, with no breaks or repairs. The piece also has a few of the normal defects you would expect in a piece of primitive pottery of this type such as spots where the glaze did not fully flow, pops, slubs, and surface roughness. Be that as it may, the piece is solid, intact, beautiful and would display very well in your collection of old redware. Please see photos for additional condition information.
