Antique English large size slipware dish Midlands or North country 18th century

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£5950

Dated: 1765 England

The baking dish is a large size rectangular shape with a plain rim, and the decoration is a cream trailing slip applied onto a very dark brown ground. The dish often termed as a Loaf Dish in the USA was made in The Midlands or North Country England in the mid 18th century. The piece is a highly decorative object with a real antique appeal that would happily locate in a traditional or modern setting.

Dimensions: 14.5 inches high, 16.5 inches wide

Current Condition: There is a professional restoration to a small chip on the rim and at a section of glaze loss.

Provenance: Hugh Russell Collection

Literature: A similar piece is illustrated by David Barker and Steve Crompton, Slipware in the Collection of the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery page 160

£5950    $8032

Description

The baking dish is a large size rectangular shape with a plain rim, and the decoration is a cream trailing slip applied onto a very dark brown ground.

The dish often termed as a Loaf Dish in the USA was made in The Midlands or North Country England in the mid 18th century.

The piece is a highly decorative object with a real antique appeal that would happily locate in a traditional or modern setting.

Additional information

Dimensions 16.5 × 14.5 in