Antique Henry Schofield Lead Glazed Yellowish-Brown Redware Pitcher Southeast PA
Description: An early 20th century (ca 1920) lead glazed redware squat pitcher with round flat base and a long neck over a squat baluster shaped body. The pitcher is muddy yellowish brown in color with decoration consisting of a band of impressed outward paired brackets along the shoulder of the piece. The piece has an applied rounded rim strap handle. The pitcher has a tooled rounded foot flange. It has a plain rim with a formed spout opposite the handle. The piece is very primitive in construction and rather bulky with thick walls. 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 listed.
Size: Measures ~4 5/8" in diameter at the base, ~4 1/2" diameter at the top, ~6 1/4" at its widest including the handle and spout, and is ~5 3/4" high. The piece weighs over 2 pounds and 6 ounces.
Maker: Henry Schofield Pottery.
Marks: Unmarked.
Condition: The pitcher 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 here and there, which can be seen in the photos. The glaze is crudely applied and shows many inclusions. The piece is rather soiled and all sort of staining throughout. The surface of the pot 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.
