1999 Greg Shooner Redware Glazed Small Deep Pie Plate Slip Two Fish Decoration
Description: A nice round small pie plate with a rounded base and having flared rounded sides terminating in a coggled rim. The plate has a slip design in yellow coloring showing Two fish on top of each other surrounded by three black circles with a yellow circle between the first two and a zig zag line between the second black circle and the third on along the edge of the plate. There is a dark wave above the fish and the date 1863 below them. This is obviously a reproduction of a 1863 plate and is very well done. The design is drawn on an orangish-brown colored background. The back of the plate is dated and signed by Greg Shooner, the artist who decorated the plate. This plate, as usual with all Shooner pieces, is a reproduction of a nineteenth century piece of primitive redware. It is a nice-looking dish and would make a great addition to your collection. Please view the photos presented as they are part and parcel of our description.
Date: 1999.
Origin: Ohio, USA.
Size: Measures ~6" in diameter and its hight ranges from ~1" to ~1 1/2" since the dish is not full leveled. The plate weighs slightly over 10 ounces.
Maker: Greg Shooner.
Marks: "Mary Spellmire Shooner; This Glaze Contains Lead; Not for Food Storage or Use; Shooner American Redware; Oregonia, O" and signed Greg Shooner 1999 in cursive calligraphy on bottom.
Distinguishing Characteristics - Most Interesting About The Piece: This is a very nice small dish with a nice and very desirable design. This is a beautiful, solid and substantial small plate weighing slightly over 10 ounces. A definite beauty, which deserves a prominent spot in any redware collection.
Condition: Plate is in excellent condition with no cracks, hairlines or repairs. It has no unintentional chips, cracks, scratches, or glaze loss. The plate does have intentional chips along the rim, crazing, a few spots where the glaze is lost, and some scuff marks and scratches throughout. All of these can be seen in the photo. Of course, all of these are intentional to give the plate the required look of the reproduced plate from days gone by. Please see photos for additional condition information.
