Antique 1938 Thomas Stahl Glazed Redware Pitcher Powder Valley PA For the Grafes
Description: Beautiful antique slightly bulbous Pennsylvania Redware glazed pitcher. The pitcher is olive toned brown in color and is lead glazed inside and out, but not on the base. It has a round flat base which rises in a slightly rounded shoulder with two parallel incised rings. The pitcher has a raised collar ring and a rounded rim. The pitcher has a pinched spout and a tooled canted foot flange. The pitcher has a ribbed applied ear-shaped handle. The piece is incised on the bottom with the words "Made In/ Stahl's Pottery/By Thomas Stahl/for/Harvey S. Grafe/and/Sawara Henry Grafe/May 25th/1938". Please carefully review the photos presented as they are part and parcel of our description.
Date: May 25, 1938.
Origin: Powder Valley, Lehigh County, Southeastern Pennsylvania.
Size: Measures ~3 3/4" in diameter at the base, ~4 1/4" diameter at the top, is ~7" at its widest including the handle and spout, and it is ~6" high. The piece weighs over one pound and 13 ounces.
Maker: Thomas Stahl.
Marks: The bottom of the base is incised "Made In/ Stahl's Pottery/By Thomas Stahl/for/Harvey S. Grafe/and/Sawara Henry Grafe/May 25th/1938" in 9 lines.
Distinguishing Characteristics - Most Interesting About The Piece: This is an antique, very nice, and intact pitcher with great form and color. It would display very well in your collection of antique redware. It is in very good condition given it is almost 90 years old, just super.
Condition: The pitcher in very good condition with no breaks, cracks, hair lines or repairs. It does have general overall crazing to the glaze with no observable glaze loss. The piece also has no chips but has roughness at the tip of the spout which is under glaze, thus it is an artifact of the making. In addition, the piece, as is the case with all these primitive old redware pieces, has many of the usual defects you would expect such as pops, unglazed areas, general surface roughness, and uneven spots. Be that as it may, these issues do not to distract from the beauty and quality of the piece. Please view the photos for additional condition information.
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