1983 Glazed Redware Hand Thrown Round 8" Deep Dish By Lester Breininger

Description: A nice glazed redware deep dish. The dish has a flat round base with flared and slightly rounded sides, on the exterior but fairly straight on the interior. The side of the dish rise to a shaped rim or edge. The plate is undecorated but has beautiful brown coloring and shows ridges in the interior from being hand thrown. The dish has what I would characterize as straight rising sides and hence the depth. This dish is a typical example of Pennsylvania Dutch dishes which were used in the homes of the Amish and Mennonite in Lancaster county. The dish is glazed on the inside and on the exterior of the side wall but not on the bottom. The unglazed bottom has the characteristic color of unglazed redware and is signed by the artist. The dish is signed "Breininger Pottery 1983 Pa" in sloppy cursive calligraphy which is difficult to see. This to us suggest that the dish is by Lester himself before he hired assistants who made most of his later ware. Please carefully view photos as