A Remarkable Red Earthenware Figure Recently Purchased in Pennsylvania

I recently visited a wonderful home owned by Robesonia, Pennsylvania antiques dealer, Greg Kramer. The property is packed with antiques. However, I will tell more about this visit at a later time.

Today, I would like to show this wonderful late-nineteenth-century figure of what appears to be a hobo playing a tambourine. He certainly looks like a 'Tambourine Man.' This object is entirely hand-modeled. It is also in wonderful condition exhibiting only a few small 'flea bite' sized chips. The potter is unknown; although, Greg did say that he found this object in Pennsylvania years ago. He also said that he has never taken it out of his house to sell before.

When I visited, this object was tucked inside a huge cupboard in Greg's house, which was filled with a large variety of mostly Pennsylvania-made red earthenware. This object really struck me as an unusual, but highly detailed, as well. 

I also feel that there is an argument that could be made to suggest that this is a Pennsylvania-made object since there are traces of slip on the base, which indicates that this was a figure made by a potter who worked with slip-decoration.  It is important to note that Pennsylvania was also one of the few locations in America, where potters still applied slip-decoration in the late-nineteenth-century.

Note: These pictures were taken with a camera flash - the object actually appears a little darker in-hand.

 Late-19th Century Hand-Modeled Figure of What Appears to be a Hobo Playing a Tambourine

Found Years Ago in Pennsylvania

May Have Been Made in Pennsylvania Based on the Traces of Slip-Decoration that are on the Base

 The Figure Stands 7 7/8" Tall

View of One Side

 View of the Other Side

 View of the Back

View of the Base

Traces of Slip-Decoration Can Be Seen on the Base

Please Stay Tuned...Much More to Come...