YELLOWWARE ROCKINGHAM GLAZE PITCHER CIRCA 1850-1870

YELLOWWARE ROCKINGHAM GLAZE PITCHER CIRCA 1850-1870

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8 5/8” tall.  E&W Bennett  1850-1858 or Edwin Bennett  1858-1870, Baltimore MD.  The pattern on this pitcher is called “Gypsy”. It depicts a band of gypsies, cooking, a mother and child with their dog and others who are camped in the woods.  It was copied from English models by Bennett’s master mold maker Charles Coxon.  Coxon adapted many English designs for the Bennett’s in the 1850s and early 1860s.  The Bennett brothers perfected what we now call the Rockingham glaze.  The piece is completely dipped in a colorless glaze and then a dark glaze is splashed over it.  No two pieces are the same since the dark glaze ran and puddled differently each time.   Bennett pottery was extremely popular in Maryland and Pennsylvania during the Civil War.  It was an inexpensive alternative for working class families that could not afford silver or fine porcelain.  There are two areas where the glaze has popped off under the spout.  They cannot be seen when displayed or prevent it from being used.  [LJ] [ph:L]

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