One of the plates that has sold in the twenty-first century was owned for many years by Long Island, New York collector Michael Schnall before it sold as part of his major Americana collection at Northeast Auctions in Manchester, New Hampshire on August 2, 2008. Although, it was previously owned as part of the Sekall Collection in Bucks County.
Additionally, there are a few other related plates known that have recently sold at auction; a second example was owned for many years by Robesonia, Pennsylvania potter Lester Breininger, which sold as lot number 733 at Pook & Pook in Pennsylvania on November 11, 2011, and previously came out of an auction near Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; a third example just sold as lot number 203 in Crocker Farm's summer 2024 sale.
Each of these plates are drape-molded and decorated with three colors of slip and a coggle wheel; I can not recall having seen any other forms decorated with this exact technique outside of this style of circular plate."
Additionally, I learned yesterday from Michael Emery that the plate Lester owned was purchased at a sale in Schnecksville, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania in 1999. Lester's note from the sale reads, "Snyder family of Bethlehem bro & sister last of family bro died before sale, sister soon after 1/3/99."
Ohio potter Greg Shooner also noted, "Lester Breinenger always thought of these as Berks County, Pennsylvania. Probably comparing the 5/6 divided slip cup with other pieces attributed to Daniel Dry of Dryville, Pennsylvania. The white, copper and manganese slips applied with this cup have similar, if not identical gaps - and were applied in tulip patterns as well as criss-cross and “plaid” motifs. If these are not Berks County, I would suggest that they were at the very least journeyman work and closely related."
Interestingly, the private collector in New England who currently owns the plate from the Schnall Collection sent me some pictures yesterday showing the back of the plate, which includes some writing in pencil, as well as it being marked with the number "8." I have seen this type of number on the back of other plates from Southeastern Pennsylvania. Are they all connected? I do not know. Nonetheless, though, I also posted a large three color slip decorated red earthenware plate that I own of a similar manufacture, which I believe is most likely related, and is marked on the back with the number "10"
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