Antique Henry Schofield Lead Glazed Brown Redware Cup Southeast PA Northeast MD
Description: An early 20th century (ca 1920s) lead glazed redware small cup having slightly curved sides and an applied strap handle. The cup has a round flat base with a slightly impressed foot ring. The cup is brown in color with typical Schofield black colored glaze at the foot ring. The piece has a rounded rim and an applied strap handle. The piece has the typical Schofield coarse feel and appearance. The piece is very primitive in construction and feel. The piece is glazed inside and out except for the bottom, which is unglazed with a typical reddish color of unglazed redware. Please carefully review the photos presented as they are part and parcel of our description.
Date: Uncertain, but sometime in the 1920s
Origin: Cecil County, Maryland, or Chester County in Southeastern Pennsylvania. It is known that Henry Schofield pottery was on the Mason Dixon line in between the two counties.
Size: Measures ~2 3/4" in diameter at the base, ~3 7/8" diameter at the top, ~4 1/2" at its widest including the handle, and is ~2 1/2" high. The piece weighs about 7 ounces.
Maker: Henry Schofield, Sr. Pottery.
Marks: Unmarked.
Condition: The cup is in general good condition given its age. It has no crack, hairlines, or repairs. It is crudely made and shows typical Schofield glaze losses at the rim and edges. with minor chips along the top edge, which can be seen in the photos. The glaze is crudely applied and shows many inclusions. The surface of the cup has the characteristic roughness common in Schofield pottery. The piece also has several of the manufacturing defects you would expect in a primitive piece of redware such as pops, slubs, areas where the glaze did not fully flow, unglazed spots, and uneven spots. Most of these issues can be seen in the photos. A nice old piece of redware that is in a good condition given it is 100 years old. It would make a great addition to your antique redware collection. Please see photos for additional condition information.
