This is a really interesting piece of nineteenth century red earthenware from southeastern Pennsylvania that arrived at my house last week from Ontario in Canada. This piece was actually just recently discovered in John Wine's house in Canada who decided to sell his important collection almost two years ago through Miller & Miller Auctions in New Hamburg, Ontario. I actually wrote about a beautifully glazed nineteenth century earthenware jar from Toronto that I acquired from that sale back in February of 2020. Some of the pottery owned by Wine was also published in various historic Canadian pottery publications from the twentieth century.
However, this object is definitely intriguing and probably a conversation piece, seeing that it's a form that I cannot recall having ever seen before. I believe this is a desk caddy for keeping inkwells, pens, quills, that type of stuff. I actually posted a video to my Instagram account last week where my niece Alexis demonstrated how this object would have probably been used in the 1800s with various desk objects from the period that fit inside of it.
Although, the base is what is most important since it bears what appears to be one or possibly two inscribed names (haven't figured out what they say yet), as well as its place of manufacture, Parkesburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania, which is located about fifty miles west of Philadelphia.
The piece is decorated with a dark brown glaze (darker than what is shown in these photos since I used a bright light), however, the reticulated cutouts are especially nice with hearts, fylfots and other designs.
An Inscribed Piece of 19th Century Red Earthenware from Parkesburg, Chester County, PA
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