Plate

Joseph McCully|Joseph McCully

ca. 1800–1850 · Earthenware; Redware with slip decoration · The American Wing

The red body of this plate was decorated with a combed design in cream-colored slip and covered with a clear lead glaze. Combed slip decoration, a form of slip trailing, was favored by English earthenware potters.

Artist

Joseph McCully|Joseph McCully

Date

ca. 1800–1850

Medium

Earthenware; Redware with slip decoration

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Schwartz, 1975