I have had a number of discussions over the past week or so about the origin of this seventeenth or eighteenth century green glazed earthenware plate, although there has been no definitive answer. The plate sold earlier today at Freeman's in Philadelphia, also retaining a fascinating history of family ownership in Massachusetts.
According to an old tag that accompanied the plate, which I suspect dates from the early twentieth century: "Our Present to you came from the same source as last year's and can be accepted as authentic. The design was achieve by thumb-nail, which was common practice of the day."
Additional information included with the plate: "This plate was in the Curtis Family of Marthfields [sic] for over 200 years and was first brought to Plymouth in the May Flower in 1620." Even though this part of the history is debatable, the dish does retain a lengthy history of family ownership in southeastern Massachusetts. This is also the first time this object has ever been sold outside of this family in modern history from the twentieth or twenty-first century.
Nonetheless, the plate sold today for $2,432 including the buyer's premium: https://freemansauction.com/auctions/6427-american-furniture-folk-decorative-arts/lot/86.
Does anyone reading this post know where this plate was made?
A 17th or 18th Century Green Glazed Earthenware Plate
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