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18th century shape with deep well (2-1/2") and small flange. Straight slanted sides. Covered with orange/rusty brown glaze with light- colored slip decoration of four script-like motifs. Back unglazed and thrown with ring-like form.
plates (dishes)
glazing (coating)
redware
slip (clay)
throwing (pottery technique)
lead glaze
Redware
Thrown
Slip
Lead Glazed
PLATE
Fabric label on bottom underside: MASS.
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Unknown
1 1/2 x 9 3/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.708
Probably Massachusetts (United States)
Probably Massachusetts (United States)
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