Plate
The red body of this plate was decorated with a combed design in cream-colored slip and covered with a clear lead glaze. Combed slip decoration, a form of slip trailing, was favored by English earthenware potters.
Artwork Details
- Title: Plate
- Maker: Joseph McCully (American, 1757–1820)
- Maker: Joseph McCully (American, 1771–1857)
- Date: ca. 1800–1850
- Geography: Made in Trenton, New Jersey, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Earthenware; Redware with slip decoration
- Dimensions: H. 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm); Diam. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Schwartz, 1975
- Object Number: 1975.400.3
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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