In one of the posts on this website from yesterday, titled, Two Late-18th Century Slip-Decorated Plates Made at the Absalom Day Pottery in Norwalk, Connecticut Impressed with Monograms, I wrote that the two plates are impressed on the back with similar, but different monograms. The meaning behind the marks are unknown to me, although both marks include initials inside of a heart, however the shape of the heart on each object seems slightly different. One of the initials reads "AW," whereas the other reads "AWJ" or "ANJ.
Interestingly, I am curious to know if there is a connection between the plates with those marks and this dish that also bears conjoined initials that read "AD," although in this case, the conjoined initials are applied in the slip decoration on front, and represent "Absalom Day."
Furthermore, this dish is displayed in the Americana Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan, and it was acquired in 1933 from Emily Johnston (1851-1942) the wife of Robert Weeks De Forest (1848-1931), a former president at the MET.
According to the MET, "The conjoined initials “AD” undoubtedly stand for Absalom Day, founder of the Day Pottery in Norwalk, Connecticut. The pottery specialized in slip-decorated wares, often with names and sayings. The green glaze and feathered letters and border seen here are among Day’s most sophisticated decorations."
Does anyone reading this have any thoughts? Could there be a direct connection between the marks on the two plates and this dish?
Absalom Day Dish Displayed at the Metropolitan Museum
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