1949 Redware Single Quill Opening Slip Cup or Trailer Glazed Top Russell Stahl
Description: Redware slip cup or trailer with a single quill opening. The cup is glazed on the inside and around the top opening and is unglazed on the exterior. It is marked slip cup above the quill opening and is signed by the maker Russell R. Stahl and dated (January 6, 1949) on the bottom. It is in excellent condition with some soiling and scratches but no chips, no breaks, no repairs, and no hairlines. Please carefully review the photos presented as they are part and parcel of our description.
Date: 1/6/49.
Origin: Powder Valley, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Size: The piece measures ~3 1/3" wide including the nipple where the quill would fit, ~2 3/8" in width at the base and is ~2 3/4" at its highest point. The piece weighs about 6 ounces.
Maker: Russell R. Stahl
Marks: Marked "By; R R Stahl; 1/6/49" in 3 lines on the bottom
Distinguishing Characteristics - Most Interesting About The Piece: A nice piece of redware made in the best Pennsylvania Dutch style by a master potter with the right heritage. A beautiful and very unusual potter's tool in very good condition, destined to be a cherished collectible. It would make a nice addition to your collection.
Condition: The plaque is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, repairs, or hairlines. It does have general crazing to the glaze. It also has some of the usual manufacturing issues you would expect in such handmade primitive pieces of pottery such as spots where the glaze did not fully flow, where the glaze flowed to where it was not supposed to, pops, slubs, underglaze defects, and surface roughness. This piece has a very limited amount of these issues. Please see photos for additional condition information.
