Name/Title
DishEntry/Object ID
A1982.14.7Description
Three color slip-decorated red earthenware dish with flat bottom. Slip applied in alternating colors of white, black, and green slip with trail from the rim of the dish and flow to the center base creating a marbled appearance. The rim is folded over to the back creating a rim profile.
Manufactured in Philadelphia; possible by Hillegas as noted by similar vessels found in excavations on Bread Street in Philadelphia. See George Cress, Michael and George Peter Hillegas: German Immigrant Potters and Prosperity in Colonial Philadelphia; Master's Thesis, 2000.
Previous identified as Moravian manufacture based on similarities with bowls found at Bethabara, North Carolina. This example pre-dates the Moravian settlement in PA or NC.Context
Feature 14Collection
CeramicsMade/Created
Date made
circa 1730 - circa 1750Time Period
18th CenturyPlace
State/Province
PennsylvaniaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaRelationships
Related Places
Place
Location
StentonCity
PhiladelphiaState/Province
PennsylvaniaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaRelated Events
Event
1982 Archeological Excavation
