1980 Redware Glazed Sgraffito Decorated Round 7" Plate Three Tulip Flowers By Lester Breininger

Description: A nice small glazed and sgraffito decorated redware pie plate. The plate has a flat base with flared rounded sides rising to a lightly coggeled edge. The plate is decorated with a sgraffito design depicting three tulip flowers on stems with leaves. One of the tulips is facing one way and the other two are facing the opposite way. The plate is yellow in color with the design itself being in the reddish-brown coloring typical of redware sgraffito decoration and is surrounded with green sponged highlights indicative of copper oxide all on the yellow background. The plate was made by Lester Breininger himself on January 3, 1980 (39 years ago). This type of decoration is very much in the Pennsylvania Dutch style common in southeastern Pennsylvania specifically in Bucks, Montgomery, Chester, and Lancaster counties. The plate is glazed on the inside but not on the back. The unglazed back has the characteristic color of unglazed redware and is signed by the artist. Please carefully view photos as they are part and parcel of our description.

Date: January 3, 1980.

Origin: Robesonia, Pennsylvania.

Size: Measures ~7" in diameter on top and is ~1" high. The piece weighs about 11 ounces.

Maker: Lester Breininger.

Marks: Marked "TM; L+L Breininger Pottery; Robesonia Pa; Jan 3, 1980; Burt Parks Fired From Miss America Pagent" with the image of a Keystone in the center with the letters PA in its center all on the bottom in print calligraphy. See ast photo for additional details.

Distinguishing Characteristics - Most Interesting About The Piece: A beautiful small pie plate made in the master himself with the Pennsylvania Dutch heritage. A beautiful redware piece, which deserves a prominent spot in your redware collection.

Condition: Plate is in very good condition. It has no cracks, chips, repairs, or hairlines. The plate has crazing to the glaze throughout. Additionally, the plate has a few of the usual defects you would expect with all these primitive redware pieces such as pops, slubs, unglazed areas and uneven spots. However, this plate has a minimum number of these, which are hardly noticeable. Please see photos for additional condition information and to appreciate the beauty of this piece.