Antique Manganese Lead Glazed Redware Milk Pitcher Applies Handle Jacob Medinger

Description: A beautiful manganese and lead glazed redware milk pitcher. The ovoid shaped milk pitcher having an applies handle, was made by Jacob Medinger. The pitcher has a nice sgraffito of a federal eagle design on the front opposite the handle. The eagle has his wings spread and is holding flowers in his talons. He is holding a banner in its beak and has a shield on its shield with stars and stripes. The wide strap like handle is heavily-ribbed and has four raised ribs. The top of the pitcher is flared with a shaped spout. The flared top meets the body of the pitcher at a typical Medinger coggled rope like junction. The pitcher is fully glazed inside and out with a lead glaze and has one of Jacob Medinger typical daubed manganese decoration throughout with the brown coloring. A nice and very desirable redware pitcher by Jacob Medinger. The piece is entirely glazed except for the base which shows the color of unglazed redware. A great antique worthy of a spot in your redware collec