This is an outstanding late nineteenth or early twentieth century painted frame made out of red earthenware, which recently sold in the William and Barbara Leask Collection at Pridham's Auction in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Although, the maker has not been positively identified, this is believed to have been possibly manufactured in Canada, and ideally just an excellent example of folk art.
The frame came accompanied with a later note reading, "Anna Wuntz Moose Jaw Sask." Moose Jaw is a city in southern Saskatchewan, and there is some speculation whether Anna Wuntz may actually be Anna Wurtz, a Dutch name known in Saskatchewan. Moose Jaw is the fourth largest city in Saskatchewan and it was found in 1882 when the Canada Pacific Railway chose the site for the town.
Interestingly, of all of the American and Canadian red earthenware frames that I have seen through the years in museum and private collections, this is certainly the one that intrigues me the most. The frame is decorated with three types of flowers, two doves and joined hands at the bottom.
Red Earthenware Frame with a Reported Provenance in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
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