Vintage Painted Cat Folk Art Studio Pottery Plate by Joan Tatum

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Crafted utilizing the rich, red earthenware clays native to the Southeastern coastal tidelands, this stunning colonial redware folk art plate … Read more Crafted utilizing the rich, red earthenware clays native to the Southeastern coastal tidelands, this stunning colonial redware folk art plate honors traditional 18th-century regional pottery-making heritage. It was created by the late Virginia studio artist Joan Tatum, whose exceptional craftsmanship made her a celebrated figure among East Coast collectors and earned her regular exhibitions at prestigious regional venues like the Twentieth Century Gallery in Williamsburg.

The plate features a whimsical cat silhouette and botanical stalks carved directly into the red earthenware (redware terracotta) body. These impressions are filled with contrasting slip and finished in an earthy sage green glaze, leaving a beautifully tactile, dimensional texture you can physically feel. The underside cleanly exposes the natural redware body and features the artist’s hand-incised signature. This collectible piece is perfect for those styling a cozy cottagecore, modern primitive, or curated grandmillennial aesthetic.

Due to the historical accuracy of the glaze composition and the characteristic fine surface crazing, this piece is intended strictly for decorative art display and is not safe for food service. See less