Ned Foltz 2002 Signed Redware 8-Sided Large Serving Platter

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Here is a 2002 Ned Foltz Signed Redware 8 Sided Large Serving Platter. Top Created Using the Sgraffito Method, Has … Read more Here is a 2002 Ned Foltz Signed Redware 8 Sided Large Serving Platter. Top Created Using the Sgraffito Method, Has Sawtooth Edge

Google AI states: " Sgraffito in redware pottery making is a decorative technique where a layer of colored slip or underglaze is applied to red earthenware clay, and then scratched through to reveal the contrasting color of the clay body beneath."

From the cradle of origin. Denver, PA ( my location ) is only 2 miles away from Reinholds, PA where Ned Foltz and a few in his circle create his redware collectible masterpieces from. I bought all the Ned Foltz Redware items that I am listing or going to list from a local resident who states they had them since the early 2000's when bought locally, so technically these are 'one owner' if you are counting me only as an intermediary step or temporary owner as I do.

Crafted in the old Pennsylvania German tradition of redware making, this serving platter is about 13" long and about 10" wide. It weighs about 3.5 pounds without packaging.

Condition: Very good structurally and the glaze is in good condition. However, this plate has a small chip on the left short side around and under the serrated ' saw tooth' edging. There are some irregularities as well around the serrated edge in terms of the amount of glaze not being distributed symmetrically ( but it did not wear off- this is from the time it was made ) and the serration itself is not perfect in its peaks and valleys all the way around, but that is because it is hand made- not machine made- so the only real defect I can detect is the one small chip. See less