Large English earthenware slipware baking dish 18th century

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£4850

Dated: 1775 to 1790 England

A large striking earthenware slipware loaf baking dish on a dark chocolate brown ground with a creamy trailing slip decoration executed boldly and competently. The dish has an additional significant presence of exceptional size at 16.5 inches in diameter. Made in the Midlands or Northern England.

Diameter: 16.5 inches

Current Condition: Professional and invisible restoration stabilizing ancient hairline.

Literature: A similar piece is shown in Ronald G.Coopers publication, English Slipware Dishes 1650-1850. Also, several dishes with similar slip trailing designs are referenced in the Slipware Collection of The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery by David Barker and Steve Crompton .

£4850    $6547

Description

A large striking earthenware slipware loaf baking dish on a dark chocolate brown ground with a creamy trailing slip decoration executed boldly and competently. The dish has an additional significant presence of exceptional size at 16.5 inches in diameter. Made in the Midlands or Northern England.