Old Lead Glazed Redware Cup Manganese Sponging Baluster Profile & Applied Handle
Description: An antique (circa 1870) southeastern Pennsylvania lead glazed redware cup. The cup has a baluster profile with a flared rounded rim. It is decorated with manganese sponging and has a tooled foot flange. The cup has a ribbed strap applied handle. It is reddish-brown in color and has manganese sponging throughout. It is most likely from Berks County. The piece is in relatively very good condition with no breaks, chips, hairlines, or repairs. It does have general wear to the rim with small flakes and glaze losses. It also has general crazing to the glaze throughout. Be that as it may, this is a very nice antique in very good condition, which would display very nicely in your collection. Please carefully review the photos presented as they are part and parcel of our description.
Date: Unknown, but we believe it was made sometime in 1870s.
Origin: Purchased at an antique auction in southeastern Pennsylvania. The piece was most likely made in Berks County in Southeastern Pennsylvania.
Size: ~2 1/2" in diameter at the base, ~3 3/4" in diameter at the top, ~4 7/8" at its widest including the handle, and is ~ 2 3/4" high. The cup weighs almost 6 ounces.
Maker: Unknown.
Marks: Unmarked.
Distinguishing Characteristics - Most Interesting About The Piece: This is a great antique with very classic coloring common in Pennsylvania Dutch decoration for redware. Definitely deserves a prominent spot in your antique redware collection.
Condition: The cup is in very good condition. It has general over all crazing to the glaze. It has no breaks, chips, hairlines, or repairs. It does have general wear to the rim with small flakes and glaze losses. Finally, the piece has some of the usual issues associated with old piece of primitive redware such as pops, slubs, uneven surfaces, areas where the coloring or the glaze did not fully flow, and areas of general roughness. Be that as it may, this is a great piece in very good condition, which would make a great addition to your antique redware collection. Please see photos for additional condition information.
