Antique Country Primitive Redware Pottery Pitcher; Ovoid Green & Mustard Mottled 1800's

Here's a mid-19th Century redware pottery pitcher in very good condition. Ovoid in shape and showing lots of age, it has lead glaze with an oxide-created color blend of green and mustard yellow inside and out. There's mottling all around the piece, giving it a gorgeous, folksy appearance. There're also some random slip decorations that are white and green speckled. The interior is completely glazed while the glaze on the exterior stops short of the bottom on this piece. The underside was never glazed. These unglazed areas have an old, dry, and worn patina from generations of past use that we have not cleaned.

Somehow this pitcher managed to survive the test of time without being cracked. It does show plenty of evidence of past use, namely the interior where the surface is pockmarked and glaze is worn off in places. There is also some loss of glaze on the exterior which, along with the mottling, really gives this piece a wonderful, old farmhouse look. The opening rim has a couple very small chips, both of which have been worn smooth over time. This pitcher has an applied handle that has never been broken.

Surviving pieces of utilitarian pottery such as this typically have damage from having been used daily back in its time. These flaws help to authenticate old redware pottery, add charm to its appearance, and don't seriously harm value or desirability. As for measurements, this early piece stands about 10 1/2 inches high and has a bottom diameter of 4 5/8 inches while the opening is 5 inches across, including the spout. The widest point is the bulbous midsection, measuring about 8 inches across, not including the handle. Rugged and heavier than it looks, this is a very solid piece of pottery. As the photos show, it's a handsome, antique redware pitcher that displays very nicely. Old and authentic, you won't be disappointed in this piece!