Old Glazed and Slip Decorated Orangish-Brown Redware Small Dish Southeastern PA
Description: This is an antique small (~5 1/2") dish or pie plate most likely made in Lancaster County Pennsylvania. This orangish-brown colored glazed plate is nicely decorated with yellow slip lines each with three teeth pointing up and three pointing down. The dish has a round flattened base with flared rounded sides ending at a lightly coggled edge. A great Pennsylvania Dutch pattern in a great piece that survived intact for over 200 years. The dish shows several spots of loss of glaze and slip colors and has several old chips along the rim, the largest being ~1/2" long and ~1/4" wide. The back of the bowl is intact and has some dark areas and an area with wax, which we chose not to clean. Other than that, the dish is solid and beautiful with no breaks or repairs. It is intact with no hairlines. A beautiful old redware small plate and deserving of a spot in your collection. The piece has nice glazing and good coloring. This beautiful glazed antique redware piece was made in what we believe is Lancaster Count Pennsylvania. Please see photo to appreciate the beautiful design and colors. Please carefully review the photos presented as they are part and parcel of our description.
Date: Uncertain but most likely late 1700s or early 1800.
Origin: Was purchased at an estate sale in Lancaster County Pennsylvania, where it was likely made.
Size: Measures ~5 1/2" in diameter at the top and is ~1 1/8" high. The piece weighs a bit over 8 ounces.
Maker: Unknown.
Marks: Unmarked.
Distinguishing Characteristics - Most Interesting About The Piece: This is a very nice antique small dish in excellent original condition worthy of a spot in your collection.
Condition: The dish is in good condition with no cracks, no repairs, and no hairlines. The piece has general crazing to the glaze which is difficult to see due to the coloring. The plate shows several spots of loss of glaze and slip colors and has several old chips along the rim, the largest being ~1/2" long and ~1/4" wide. The back of the bowl is intact and has darkened considerable from use. Other than that, it is solid and beautiful with no breaks or repairs. It is intact with no hairlines. The back of the bowl is intact and has some dark areas and an area with residual wax, which we chose not to clean. The piece also has several of the normal defects you would expect in a piece of primitive pottery of this type such as spots where the glaze did not fully flow, pops, slubs, and surface roughness. Be that as it may, the piece is solid, intact, beautiful and would display very well in your collection of old redware. Please see photos for additional condition information.
