Item 5337
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this Large Stoneware Cut Spongeware Plate with Freehand Decoration.
 
Dating to the second half of the 19th century, this beauty features a Border Framed with Pink Stripes and Filled with Black and Yellow Medallions, and a Center Freehand Floral with Exuberant Leaves and Three Petite Flowers with Red Petals and Orange Centers.  Measures 11 1/4" wide.  
 
Excellent Condition.  A small wear spot on the underside at the center where there is a slight high spot. That's it!  No chips, hairlines, cracks, stains, or restoration.  No utensil marks.  Small glaze skip in the leaf at 5 o'clock in the making.
 
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