A 19th Century Slip-Script Red Earthenware Dish from Norwalk, Connecticut Recovered in the Northeast

Through the years, I have seen some variations of nineteenth century slip-script red earthenware advertising made in the American Northeast, which has been recovered from archaeological contexts. Some of those objects were published in my sixth book, titled, A City on the River: The Early Red Earthenware of the Hartford, Connecticut Area, such as a dish likely from Norwalk, Connecticut, inscribed, "Earthen Ware Here" that was recovered from a circa 1835-1845 archaeological context on Staten Island in New York City. This dish was also published in a feature story that I wrote for Untapped New York on April 30, 2020, titled, A Look Inside the NYC Archaeological Repository for City's Earliest Pottery.

Furthermore, Crocker Farm in Sparks, Maryland sold a related nineteenth century advertising dish from Norwalk in Spring 2022, inscribed "Cheap as Mud." 

Nonetheless, I recently learned about this nineteenth century slip-script red earthenware dish, also likely from Norwalk that is inscribed "Cheap & Good." Interestingly, this dish was recovered in fourteen pieces from an undisclosed location in the Northeast, and then professionally restored. 

 Slip-Script Red Earthenware Dish from Norwalk, Connecticut

19th Century Slip-Script Dish Attributed to Norwalk, Connecticut

Inscribed "Cheap & Good"

Recovered in 14 Pieces from a Site in the American Northeast

This Dish was Professionally Restored

Circa 1840

Measures 12 1/2" Across

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Photo Courtesy: Private Collection

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