Antique Brown Colored Redware Manganese Glazed Deep Dish or Bowl SE Pennsylvania
Description: This is an antique redware deep dish or bowl made in Southeastern Pennsylvania. This brown colored glazed bowl or deep plate has dark brown mottling and almost black spots dispersed throughout indicative of manganese glazing. The bowl has a round flat base with flared rounded sides ending at a plain edge. The bowl is glazed on the inside and on the outside wall, but is not glazed ion the base. The bowl has a small ~3/8" by ~3/8" shallow chip to the edge (see last photo) and shows several small spots of loss of glaze on the inside. The back of the bowl is intact and has darkened considerable with age. It is intact with no breaks, repairs, or hairlines. A nice 19th century Pennsylvania small deep plate or shallow bowl with beautiful look, that would display nicely in your collection. Please see photo to appreciate the beautiful design and colors. Please carefully review the photos presented as they are part and parcel of our description.
Date: Uncertain but most likely early to mid 1800 (early to mid 19th century).
Origin: Was purchased at an estate sale in Southeastern Pennsylvania, where it was likely made.
Size: Measures ~6 1/4" in diameter at the top and is ~1 3/4" high. The piece weighs about 13.5 ounces.
Maker: Unknown.
Marks: Unmarked.
Distinguishing Characteristics - Most Interesting About The Piece: This is a very nice antique deep dish or bowl in excellent original condition worthy of a spot in your collection.
Condition: The bowl is in 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 bowl has a small ~3/8" by ~3/8" shallow chip to the edge (see last photo) and shows several small spots of loss of glaze on the inside. The back of the bowl is intact and has darkened considerable with age. It is intact with no breaks, repairs, or hairlines. The piece has several 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, underglaze defects, 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.
