Plate
MakerAttributed to
Smith Pottery
(American)
Dateabout 1830-1850
MediumDrape-molded redware with slip decoration and a lead glaze
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x diameter): 1 1/2 x 11in. (3.8 x 27.9cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineBequest of George Dudley Seymour
DescriptionRound redware plate with slip decoration beneath a lead glaze. The plate was formed by trailing white slip over the clay to form the inscription "St. / Remigius" over an abstract leaf and curled line. Then, the clay was draped over a rounded mold to give it its shape, before tooling the edge with a roulette wheel. The top surface of the plate is glazed, which gives the white slip a yellow appearance; the bottom is left unglazed.
The plate shows wear, especially to the glaze in the center. The glaze has worn away on some areas in the center and has crazed in all other areas of the plate. Several areas of the slip decoration have flaked away, and dirt has accumulated on the redware surface below. Finally, there are seven small chips in the rim of the plate.
The plate shows wear, especially to the glaze in the center. The glaze has worn away on some areas in the center and has crazed in all other areas of the plate. Several areas of the slip decoration have flaked away, and dirt has accumulated on the redware surface below. Finally, there are seven small chips in the rim of the plate.
Object number1945.1.1369
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