Dish

Art Historical Context

This charming earthenware dish, crafted by American potter Simon Singer in 9, exemplifies the enduring tradition of redware pottery in late 19th-century America Measuring 10 3/8 x 8 1/8 inches, its warm, iron-rich red clay body—typical of low-fired earthenware—serves both functional and decorative purposes, evoking the rustic simplicity of colonial-era ceramics while bridging to Victorian-era home arts. Singer, likely working in a regional folk pottery center such as Pennsylvania, employed techniques like trailed slip decoration to adorn the dish with floral motifs, as suggested by its taggin...