Old Pennsylvania Redware Glazed Brown Large Mug Manganese Decoration Dated 1876
Description: A nice large brown colored redware mug with an applied handle. This glazed piece has nice manganese decoration in the inside and outside. The exterior of the mug has two parallel incised lines near the top for decoration. The mug has a round flat base extending beyond the mug's sides. The sides are straight and outwards tilted with a slightly flared rim. The rim of the mug is plain while the handle is small with a plain exterior. The handle starts at the middle of the side and ends at the top rim. The bottom of the mug has inscription oof the date "1876". The mug is glazed on the inside and outside. This is just a great looking and very nice unusually larger piece made in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Please carefully review the photos presented as they are part and parcel of our description.
Date: The piece is dates 1876.
Origin: Purchased at an estate auction in Southeastern Pennsylvania.
Size: The mug is ~3 1/2" in diameter at the base, ~4 3/4" diameter at the top, ~5 5/8" at its widest including the handle, and is ~4 1/4" high. The piece weighs slightly over one pound and one ounce.
Maker: Unknown.
Marks: Marked "1876" in incised numbers on the bottom of the base.
Distinguishing Characteristics - Most Interesting About The Piece: This is a very nice unusual piece in size that is in very good condition after being around for over 150 years. A nice antique which would display very well in your collection of antique Pennsylvania redware.
Condition: The Mug is in very good condition with no breaks, cracks, or hairlines. The glaze has crazing throughout that is difficult to see due to the coloring of the piece but is there. The piece has several shallow flea bites and flakes to the glaze along the top rim with a few minor flakes to the surface here and there. The one issue we see is a repair to the rim, which was done to the piece before it was fired, glazed, and refired as evidenced by the fact that it is glazed over and does not go through to the inside (see the last two photos). Finally, the piece also has some of the manufacturing defects you would expect in a primitive piece of redware of this vintage such as uneven spots, pops, slubs, areas where the glaze did not fully flow, and unglazed spots. This piece has a few of such issues. be that as it may, the piece is beautiful and would display very well in your collection. Please view photos for additional condition information.
