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Charger

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1800-1850

GUSN

GUSN-8494

Description

Round with sloping sides and finely notched edge. Face covered with orange glaze with three interlaced lines of white/yellow slip. Back unglazed with buffed smooth finish.

Details

Descriptive Terms

chargers (platters)
glazing (coating)
molding (forming)
redware
slip (clay)
Redware
Slip
Notched
Lead Glazed
Charger

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

11.75 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.710

Places

Probably Pennsylvania (United States)
Possibly New York state (United States)
Probably

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