Original sgraffito design inspired by the art of the Pennsylvania German artisans. This platter was handmade in a mid-1700s stone house.
 
I sign, date and inscribe the day's weather on the back - January 26, 2023, "cloudy"
14" wide, 9 3/4" tall, 1 1/4" deep. Gift boxed.

This plate is created employing the tools and techniques used by the Pennsylvania German potters in the 18th through 19th centuries.   Each plate begins with red earthenware clay rolled flat with a rolling pin and cut to fit the mold.  Then the clay is laid into the mold (slump molded) to shape it.  When it is just dry enough to handle without losing its shape liquid white clay (slip) is applied to the surface with a brush.  The design is scratched into the white slip revealing the red clay beneath – the ancient art of sgraffito.  The piece is fired in an electric kiln. The completed piece will have the overall yellowish coloring of antique redware plates on the front; the back is not glazed following the traditions of the early Pennsylvania potters.
 
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