Pipkin
MakerPossibly made by
Christopher Leffingwell
American
Date1775-1800
MediumWheel-thrown redware with a lead glaze and black decoration
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width including handle x depth): 7 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 4in. (18.4 x 19.1 x 10.2cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Albert H. Chase
DescriptionGlobular, redware pipkin with a clear lead glaze over several patches of manganese black decoration. The pipkin has three solid, triangular feet that support a flat bottom and sides that swell slightly then taper to form a plain standing rim. A small portion of the rim is pinched together to form a small spout. A hollow, cylindrical handle is applied to the outside of the pipkin, perpendicular to the spout. The hollow handle is plugged close to the body of the pipkin with an unknown substance, possibly redware.
There is significant crazing over all the glazed surfaces of the pipkin; there is a series of chips to the glaze on the rim. The ceramic itself is chipped, twice on the rim, and at least five times on the end of the handle. A portion of one of the feet has broken off. All the feet show signs of burning, perhaps during use, and each has the remnants of a clear wax adhered to the tip. There is a significant crack in the pipkin beginning at the foot opposite the handle. The crack runs up from the foot, then branches out into two cracks about two-thirds of the way up the side of the pipkin. Nearby, a small area of the glaze has chipped off over a rough spot in the redware.
There is significant crazing over all the glazed surfaces of the pipkin; there is a series of chips to the glaze on the rim. The ceramic itself is chipped, twice on the rim, and at least five times on the end of the handle. A portion of one of the feet has broken off. All the feet show signs of burning, perhaps during use, and each has the remnants of a clear wax adhered to the tip. There is a significant crack in the pipkin beginning at the foot opposite the handle. The crack runs up from the foot, then branches out into two cracks about two-thirds of the way up the side of the pipkin. Nearby, a small area of the glaze has chipped off over a rough spot in the redware.
Object number1952.80.0
MarkingsThere are four labels on the bottom of the pipkin, listed here in approximate order of age: a rectangular white label, hand-written in ink, "Bean Pot/ made at Bean Hill Pottery/ Loaned by-/ George R. Hyde"; a square white label, hand-written in ink, "First Pottery, 1766/ In Norwich/ Bean Hill"; a portion of a rectangular white label with a red border, hand-written in black ink, "W. H. OLCOTT/ [obscurred] CHURCH St."; and a small, round, white label with "1648" hand-written in felt-tip pen.A fifth label is located on the inside bottom of the pipkin. The name "George R. Hyde" is hand-written in black ink on a small, white rectangular label with a red border.
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