An Incredible Marbled Red Earthenware Platter Recently Found at an Estate Sale in Arkansas

This is really a remarkable late-eighteenth or nineteenth century marbled red earthenware platter that I recently acquired from Zach Miller, an antiques dealer in northwest Arkansas. Zach told me that he actually discovered this rare object at a local estate sale in Arkansas, which is incredible to think about.

I believe this dish may have been made in New England, but I don't have an exact attribution, even though I have seen this type of dish also attributed to western New York, as well as the Mid-Atlantic region. But I have also seen marbled red earthenware sherds, which closely resemble the colors found on this dish that were collected on the eastern end of Long Island that may have been made locally in the 1800s.

But this is also a very-rare object to find today; whereas, there are only so many comparable examples known to exist, which include a few examples owned privately in Pennsylvania, another example in the collection of Winterthur in Delaware, and one that is owned by the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.

I feel this particular example is just about as good as it gets for this style of marbled dish. I feel very-furtunate to have acquired it for my private collection. The condition is also remarkable, where this object appears to have been cherished for many years.

Note: Here is a link to a comparable marbled platter that is owned by Winterthur in Delaware. I have also posted a picture of the dish, which is owned by the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.

Marbled Platter Recently Found in Arkansas

 Late-18th or 19th Century Marbled Red Earthenware Platter

Recently Found in Arkansas

Possibly Made in New England

Measures 10 5/8" by 13 7/8"

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View of the Back of the Platter

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Marbled Platter Owned by MFA in Boston

Late-18th or 19th Century Marbled Red Earthenware Platter

Possibly Made in New England

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Photo Courtesy: Boston Museum of Fine Arts

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