traditional redware pottery on Cape Cod
all images and text copyright R.Geering 2007
R. Geering Pottery 246 Woods Hole Road Falmouth MA 02540
508-457-0841
#T08001 Fishwife and Bird Sgraffito Plate
The fishwife and bird pattern in sgraffito into a traditional red clay body is based on Pennsylvannia German Fraktur art from the 18th Century; with special thanks to Georg Friederich Speyer for his wonderful animals, Johannes Huff for the handsome fishwife and Friederich Krebs for his florals. This rimless plate is hump molded with a coggled rim and a traditional unglazed back.
Size: 10 5/8" diameter X 1 1/2" high
Price: $280.00 plus shipping
detail of the handsome fishwife and her fish sgraffito design
unglazed back of plate
showing signature in the clay at top
