1999 Greg Shooner Lead Glazed Redware Tall Lidded Jar Slip Tulip Decoration
Description: A beautiful lead glazed redware large size and rather tall Jar with a tin lid. The jar has a round flat base with straight sides rising to a shoulder. The shoulder rising with an inwards slightly rounded side to support a short neck ending in a plain rim. The piece is equipped with a tin lid that sits on the op opening. the lid has a central tubular pull. The jar itself is colored in a beautiful yellow background with a reddish-brown slip drawn tulips on stems with green colored leaves and what looks like small brown colored berries. The decoration is drawn between brown and black lines below and above the tulips. There is also wavy brown lines on the top near the opening and on the bottom near the base. This type of decoration represents what we would call very classic Pennsylvania Dutch colors and design. The jar is a reproduction of 1800s redware jar from southeastern Pennsylvania and as such it has been antiqued with crazing to the glaze, chips, and glaze losses. The base is artist signed and dated. Please carefully review the photos presented as they are part and parcel of our description.
Date: 1999.
Origin: Ohio, USA
Size: Measures ~4 3/8" in diameter at the base, is ~7 3/8" high to the top, with the opening on top being ~2 5/8" in diameter. The piece weighs over 2 pounds and 2 ounces.
Maker: Greg Shooner
Marks: Signed "Greg Shooner 1999" in cursive calligraphy below the words "This Glaze Contains Lead not for Food Storage or Use" in block letters incised on the bottom of the base.
Distinguishing Characteristics - Most Interesting About The Piece: This is a nice and well-made reproduction jar having a nice shape and nice classic coloring. The jar would make a nice addition to your collection of contemporary reproduction redware or art pottery.
Condition: The jar is in very good condition and is nicely antiqued. The piece has no unintentional chips, cracks, repairs, or hairlines. The Jar does have intentional fake looking discoloration, glaze crazing, some glaze losses, some chips, and loss of color throughout the piece. It has several spots of intentional glaze loss, all of which can be seen in the photos. Additionally, the piece has some slip runs and spots where it was not glazed or colored. Of course, all of these are intentional to give the jar the required look of the reproduced piece from 1700s to 1800s. Please see the photos for additional condition information and to appreciate its beauty.
