Oval bowl or platter
Probably Eastern Pennsylvania
1820-1875
Measurements
2-3/8 in x 13 in x 9-1/4 in
Materials
Glazed and slip-decorated red earthenware (redware)
Credit Line
Historic Odessa Foundation, gift of H. Rodney Sharp
Accession Number
1959.3881
Condition Notes
The bowl has a few glaze chips in the glaze and small chips into the clay body along the edge. The inside of the bowl exhibits craquelure.
Provenance
Ex coll. H. Rodney Sharp
Comments
The shallow bowl or small platter is oval in shape. One end of the oval also tapers slightly. Three wavy lines in three groups of three decorate the inside. Although seemingly not parallel, these wavy lines were probably made with a slip cup having three quills that the decorator twisted slightly in his hand, causing the convergence of lines.
